Thomas Eboli
Named in 1963 by the Attorney General and New York police as the man substituting for Vito Genovese in New York. A 1985 FBI teletype states that he was acting boss of the Genovese family in July 1972 and was murdered in Brooklyn on July 16, 1972.
- Died
- 1972-07-16
- Aliases
- Tommy Eboli, Tommy Ryan
- Family
- Genovese family, as a 1985 FBI teletype names it (FBI teletype)
- Role
- Acting boss: "the acting boss apparently is Tommy Eboli" (NYPD testimony, 1963); acting boss in July 1972 (FBI teletype, 1985)
- Rights
- Biography on this page is limited to what the cited federal records state.
On the record
- 25 September 1963 — Attorney General Kennedy (printed p. 7): "while Vito Genovese is in Federal prison, Tommy Eboli is substituting for him in New York." Attorney General's statement.
- 1 October 1963 — Duffy, presenting Exhibit 8 (printed p. 162): "Thomas Eboli, acting boss." Chart exhibit; not used for the role line.
- 8 October 1963 — Shanley (printed pp. 250–251): "the acting boss apparently is Tommy Eboli" (OCR "actjng"); he confirmed to counsel that Eboli is known as Tommy Ryan and that "He succeeded Tony Bender." Testimony.
- 16 July 1972 — A 1985 FBI teletype in the Paul Castellano file (Part 01, p. 3) states that on July 5, 1972 "EBOLI WAS ACTING BOSS OF THE GENOVESE FAMILY AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MURDERED ON JULY 16, 1972, IN BROOKLYN, NY" (the OCR reads "EBOLL"). FBI teletype.
The date of death is the 1985 FBI teletype’s. No opened record gives his birth or the place of the killing beyond “Brooklyn.”
The role line combines Shanley’s testimony and the FBI teletype, each labelled. The staff chart’s “acting boss” is not used for it.
Records
itemOrganized Crime and Illicit Traffic in Narcotics, Part 1 (September 25 to October 9, 1963)The first printed volume of the 1963 Senate hearings: Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy's opening testimony, Joseph Valachi's public testimony, New York police witnesses, Exhibit 8 and Charts A to E.
itemExhibit No. 8: "Masseria-Maranzano War and Evolution of Gang Control—1930 to Present"Staff fold-out chart presented on October 1, 1963: the 1930 to 1931 war in three key-coded groups and the lines of succession drawn from it to five 1963 bosses. Several name boxes are illegible in the scan.
itemFBI Vault: Paul Castellano, Part 01Serials mainly from 1956–1962, with later items: a 1962 report relaying an informant who named Carlo Gambino a "boss" and Castellano a "caporegima," and a 1985 teletype on Thomas Eboli's position and his killing in 1972.