Joseph Valachi
Joseph Michael Valachi was an American mobster in the Genovese crime family who was the first member of the Italian-American Mafia to acknowledge its existence publicly in 1963. He is credited with the popularization of the term cosa nostra. Wikipedia
Born: September 22, 1904, New York, NY
Died: April 3, 1971 (age 66 years), Anthony, TX
Spouse: Carmela Reina (m. 1932–1971)
Place of burial: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, NY
Parents: Dominick Valachi and Marie Valachi
Conviction(s): Drug trafficking (1959); Murder (1962)
Criminal penalty: 15 years imprisonment; Life imprisonment