- William Dauber
William "Billy" E. Dauber (
June 30 ,1935 -July 2 ,1980 ) was a Chicago mobster, hitman and associate in theChicago Outfit 's South Sidechop shop ring.Born in Chicago and moved to
Blue Island , Dauber was brought into the Chicago crime syndicate by mobster James "Jimmy the Bomber" Catuara, who operated illegal gambling and vice in Chicago's Southside. One of only a few southerners within the syndicate, Dauber quickly proved to be a valuable member of "The Outfit." As Catuara's protégé, Dauber was suspected in over 20 unsolved homicides, between 1969 and 1980, in the decade long struggle for theSteven Ostrowski 's lucrative South Side chop shop operation.In 1973, was convicted of mail fraud and the interstate transportation of a stolen car used in an unsolved murder. After his release in 1976, Dauber joined rival mobster
Albert Caesar Tocco as a top enforcer who had slowly gaining control of the Southside. Shortly after Dauber's defection, Catuara was found shot to death in his red cadillac onJuly 28 ,1978 .During the next several years, relations between Dauber and his former associates would become increasingly strained as, voiced by his wife Charlotte. He had reportedly been becoming disgruntled over his treatment as well as his facing several federal indictments for which others may have come to suspect Dauber had agreed to become an informant. It was also well-known that Dauber was a "hot-head" and believed he should have had more power in the rackets he was involved in. He was suspected of running several "competing" rackets that were not sanctioned by The Outfit and for which he did not "kick up" for.
On
July 2 ,1980 , the couple received a continuation from JudgeAngelo Pistilli on charges accusing the couple of concealingcocaine and weapons in their suburban residence. While leaving theWill County Courthouse , Dauber answered to reporters regarding his criminal activities "I just live quietly in this country, that's all."While driving home from the courthouse, unidentified gunmen driving a Ford van drove up alongside them and began firing at the car. Dauber, attempting to avoid the gunfire, crashed the car into an apple tree where, after being set on fire, it was later found by two farmers (the van was later found abandoned only a mile up the road).
The incident was confessed to by
Geri Scarpelli -- a long time associate of The Outfit.Further reading
*Chiocca, Olindo Romeo. Mobsters and Thugs: Quotes from the Underworld. Toronto: Guernica Editions, 2000. ISBN 1-55071-104-0
References
*Sifakis, Carl. "The Mafia Encyclopedia". New York: Da Capo Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8160-5694-3
External links
* [http://www.ipsn.org/mob_hits/mob_hits_grand_jury_lifting_veil_on.htm Chicago Tribune: Grand jury lifting veil on unsolved mob hits] by Rick Jervis and Liam Ford
* [http://www.ipsn.org/scarpel.html The Not-so-Glamorous Career of Chicago Hitman Gerald Scarpelli Revealed: "It Was Just Business..."] by Richard Lindberg
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20060607/ai_n16457246 Chicago Sun-Times - Tapes reveal mob's secrets: Prosecutors move to keep alleged hitman] by Steve Warmbir
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