 Maranzano proclaimed himself "capo di tutti capi" ("boss of all bosses") in the Italian-American Mafia, and Valachi became one of his bodyguards.That position was short-lived, as Maranzano himself was assassinated five months after the end of the Castellammarese War by a coalition of his subordinates, led by Charles "Lucky" Luciano.Valachi then became a soldier in the family headed by Luciano, eventually known as the Genovese family, in the crew headed by Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo.