1875 - 1920
Jim Colosimo Italian Criminal
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Details
| First Name |
James
|
| Last Name |
Colosimo
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| Full Name at Birth |
Vincenzo Colosimo
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| Alternative Name |
Big Jim Colosimo
|
| Birthday |
16th February, 1875
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| Birthplace |
Colosimi, Calabria, Italy
|
| Died |
11th May, 1920
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| Place of Death |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
|
| Buried |
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago
|
| Height |
6' 2" (188 cm)
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| Build |
Large
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
|
| Religion |
Roman Catholic
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| Ethnicity |
White
|
| Nationality |
Italian
|
| Occupation Text |
Businessman, Crime boss, Mafioso, Mobster, Racketeer
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| Occupation |
Criminal
|
Vincenzo Colosimo (February 16, 1878 – May 11, 1920), known as James "Big Jim" Colosimo or as "Diamond Jim", was an Italian-American Mafia crime boss who emigrated from Calabria, Italy, in 1895 and built a criminal empire in Chicago based on prostitution, gambling and racketeering. He gained power through petty crime and heading a chain of brothels. From 1902 until his death in 1920, he led a gang known after his death as the Chicago Outfit. Colosimo was assassinated on May 11, 1920, and no one was ever charged with his murder. Johnny Torrio, an enforcer whom Colosimo imported in 1909 from New York, seized control of Colosimo's businesses after his death. Al Capone, a close associate of Torrio, has been accused of involvement in Colosimo's murder but was not yet in Chicago at the time.
