Episode 148: The Suffering of a Mafia Daughter with Angela Pisano

Angela Pisano grew up in Rutherford New Jersey during the 1960's and '70's.  Rutherford was a tree lined bedroom community of NYC.  She was an only child who lived with her mom and dad, and their terrier, Cindy.  She had a typical suburban childhood filled with all the trimmings; Mitzie and Larry made sure of that. There was one exception, that was a secret, which she held close since the age of seven.  Dad was in the Mafia.  He worked in NY and NJ often with various families, however if he had to be slotted he worked mostly with the Genovese Family from the late 1930's through  the early 1980's as a soldier.  In Angela's "outside" world dad was a baker in NYC, but in Angela's "inside" world dad was a "racket guy" and she knew he gambled with other guys and it wasn't legal. Sam DeCalvacante, Angelo "Gyp" DeCarlo, Ben "Lefty" Ruggiero were all men she spoke with on the phone, and met in person, among others.

Angela went onto college for teaching.  She graduated and taught elementary school, as well as middle school.  She married her husband Joe in 1985, a "civilian" and they had two children, Christopher and Gabriella.  Angela, just like that shed her inside world, and always lived in suburbia with all the trimmings, and no secrets, except her dad was in the Mafia. 

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