Founded by Dominic Musitano Membership (est.) Unknown | Years active ca.1944–present | |
Founding location Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Territory Various neighborhoods over Hamilton and Toronto Ethnicity Made men are Italian, Italian-Canadian. Criminals of various ethnicities are employed as "associates" | ||
The Musitano crime family is a 'Ndrangheta organization based in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Musitano clan is the smallest of three centralized Mafia organizations in Hamilton the other two being the Papalia family and the Luppino family.
History
In 1937, Angelo Musitano who was also known as the "The Beast of Delianova" fled Delianuova, Italy for Canada after killing his sister. The crime family was led by Dominic Musitano, the nephew of "the Beast" until his death in 1995 from a heart attack. Dominic Musitano's two son's Pasquale and Angelo Musitano joined their father in organized crime. Pasquale "Pat" Musitano then took over as official boss.
In 1997, the family got much unwanted attention from the mob hits of Johnny Papalia and Carmen Barillaro. The hitman for both murders, Kenneth Murdock took a plea and named Pat and Angelo as the men who ordered the murders. Both Musitano brothers were sentenced in 2000 to 10 years for conspiracy in the murder of Carmen Barillaro, but not Papalia's; Murdock was also sentenced to 10 years. In 2007, the Musitano brothers were both released out of prison.
Pat Musitano's SUV was set on fire in September 2015 in a suspected arson.