Murder at Lunchtime: The Mob and Willie Moretti

<p>Willie Moretti showed up at Joe&apos;s Elbow Room in Cliffside Park, New Jersey a little before noon on October 4, 1951. He chatted with a group of men in Italian, and then somebody asked the restaurant&apos;s waitress to step away to fetch a menu. Within minutes, the longtime Mafia underboss was dead, gunned down on the dining room floor.<br/><br/>But it wasn&apos;t Moretti&apos;s enemies that had caught up to the gangster after years of wrongdoing. It was the man&apos;s close friends. Listen to learn more about why the Mafia silenced one of its most beloved figures. <br/><br/>Sources for this episode:</p><ul><li>Ashbury Park Press (Sept. 25, 1988: Robert V. McMenimen)</li><li>Daily News (Sept. 30, 1986, excerpt from Kitty Kelley&apos;s book)</li><li>The Record (Dec. 21, 1981)</li><li>The Record (August 31, 1981, Mark A Stuart)</li><li>The Record (May 11, 1975)</li><li>The Record (Oct. 10, 1974)</li><li>The Herald News (August 29, 1974(</li><li>Ottawa Journal (November 15, 1972)</li><li>Press and Sun Bulletin (Nov. 19, 1971)</li><li>Daily News (Sept. 13, 1964)</li><li>The Record (August 23, 1963)</li><li>News Journal (Oct. 9, 1963)</li><li>Courier News (Jan. 7, 1960)</li><li>Philadelphia Inquirer (Nov. 11, 1952)</li><li>The Record (Oct. 5, 1951</li><li>Herald News (Oct. 5, 1951)</li><li><em>His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra</em> by Kitty Kelley </li></ul><p>Follow the <em>Murder Sheet </em>on social media for the latest on the Burger Chef murders and future episodes: </p><ul><li><a href='https://www.facebook.com/MSheetPodcast'>Facebook</a></li><li><a href='https://twitter.com/MurderSheet'>Twitter</a></li><li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/murdersheet/'>Instagram</a></li></ul><p>And send tips and thoughts to murdersheet@gmail.com. </p><p><em>The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.</em></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="htt