Underboss 1912-1923 — Vito Giannola — became boss 1923-1927 — Alfonse Palazzolo — murdered 1927-1937 — Thomas Buffa — became boss 1937-1943 — Pasquale Miceli — became boss 1943-1950 — Vincent Chiapetta – demoted 1950-1980 — John "Johnny V." Vitale — semi-retired from 1960, later became boss 1980-2000s — Joseph "Uncle Joe" Cammarata — semi-retired, died in 2013 2000s–2014 – Vincent "Vince" Giordano – became boss References Sources DeVico, Peter J. The Mafia Made Easy: The Anatomy and Culture of La Cosa Nostra. Tate Publishing, 2007. Dietche, Scott M. The Everything Mafia Book: True Life Accounts of Legendary Figures, Infamous Crime Families, and Chilling Events, Everything Books, 2009. Waugh, Daniel. Gangs of St. Louis: Men of Respect. Charleston: The History Press, 2010. Auble, John. A History of St. Louis Gangsters: A Chronology of Mob Activity on Both Sides of the River Ranging from the Egan Rats to the Last Mob Leader on Record. The National Criminal Research Society. 2002. Bureau of Narcotics. The United States Treasury Department. Giancana, Sam. Mafia: The Government's Secret File on Organized Crime. Skyhorse Publishing, 2007. External links American Gangland: Giordano Crime Family Gangs in St. Louis Italian-American crime families Italian-American culture in Missouri