Ernest "Ernie the Hawk" Rupolo Mafia Informant

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Ernest "Ernie the Hawk" Rupolo Mafia Informant by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr, Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
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Author: Robert Grey Reynolds Jr ISBN: 9780463930366
Publisher: Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr Publication: December 21, 2018
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
ISBN: 9780463930366
Publisher: Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Publication: December 21, 2018
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Ernest Rupolo was a Mafia informant who started his life of crime in the 1930s as a nineteen-year-old. On May 19, 1934 Rupolo appeared in a Manhattan Police lineup, charged with trying to kill William Gallo. Reportedly the target of a plot to poison him Rupolo received extensive police protection on November 19, 1945. To ensure his safety Ernie the Hawk was transferred from the old Bronx County Jail to the Federal House of Detention in Manhattan. Rupolo's story didn't end until October 1966 when Colombo underboss John Sonny Franzese and accomplices were indicted for murdering Ernie on August 24, 1966.

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Ernest Rupolo was a Mafia informant who started his life of crime in the 1930s as a nineteen-year-old. On May 19, 1934 Rupolo appeared in a Manhattan Police lineup, charged with trying to kill William Gallo. Reportedly the target of a plot to poison him Rupolo received extensive police protection on November 19, 1945. To ensure his safety Ernie the Hawk was transferred from the old Bronx County Jail to the Federal House of Detention in Manhattan. Rupolo's story didn't end until October 1966 when Colombo underboss John Sonny Franzese and accomplices were indicted for murdering Ernie on August 24, 1966.

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