Editing Joe Adonis (section)

==Castellammarese War==
In the 1920s, Adonis became an [[wikt:enforcer|enforcer]] for [[Frankie Yale]], the boss of some rackets in [[Brooklyn]]. While working for Yale, Adonis briefly met future [[Chicago Outfit]] boss [[Al Capone]], who was also working for Yale. Meanwhile, Luciano became an enforcer for [[Joe Masseria|Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria]].

Masseria soon became embroiled in the vicious [[Castellammarese War]] with his archrival, [[Salvatore Maranzano]]. Maranzano represented the Sicilian clans, most of which came from [[Castellammare del Golfo]], Sicily. As the war progressed, both bosses started recruiting more soldiers. By 1930, Adonis had joined the Masseria faction. As the war turned against Masseria, Luciano secretly contacted Maranzano about switching sides. When Masseria heard about Luciano's betrayal, he approached Adonis about killing Luciano. However, Adonis instead warned Luciano about the murder plot.<ref name=Reppetto>{{cite book|last=Reppetto|first=Thomas|title=American Mafia: a history of its rise to power|year=2004|publisher=[[Henry Holt and Company]]|location=New York|isbn=0-8050-7210-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/americanmafiahis00repp/page/137 137]|url=https://archive.org/details/americanmafiahis00repp|url-access=registration|edition=1st|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>

On April 15, 1931, Adonis allegedly participated in Masseria's murder. Luciano had lured Masseria to a meeting at a [[Coney Island, Brooklyn]], restaurant. During the meal, Luciano excused himself to go to the restroom. As soon as Luciano was gone, Adonis, [[Vito Genovese]], [[Albert Anastasia]], and [[Bugsy Siegel]] rushed into the dining room and shot Masseria to death.<ref>{{cite book|author-link=John H. Davis (author)|last=Davis|first=John H.|title=Mafia dynasty: the rise and fall of the Gambino crime family|year=1994|publisher=[[HarperPaperbacks]]|location=New York|isbn=0-06-109184-7|url=https://archive.org/details/mafiadynastyrise00davi|url-access=registration|quote=Albert Anastasia.|edition=1st Harper paperbacks|page=[https://archive.org/details/mafiadynastyrise00davi/page/40 40] |accessdate=March 19, 2020}}</ref> No one was ever indicted in the Masseria murder.

With the death of Masseria, the war ended, and Maranzano was the victor. To avoid any future wars, Maranzano reorganized all the Italian American gangs into the [[Five Families]] and anointed himself as ''[[capo di tutti capi]]'' ("boss of all bosses"). Luciano and his loyalists quickly became dissatisfied with Maranzano's power grab. When Luciano discovered that the suspicious Maranzano had ordered his murder, Luciano struck first. On September 10, 1931, several gunmen attacked and killed Maranzano in his [[Manhattan]] office.<ref name=Newark>{{cite book|last=Newark|first=Tim|title=Lucky Luciano: the real and the fake gangster|year=2010|publisher=Thomas Dunne Books|location=New York|isbn=978-0-312-60182-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/luckylucianoreal0000newa/page/62 62]|url=https://archive.org/details/luckylucianoreal0000newa|url-access=registration|quote=adonis luciano.|edition=1st|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>