Alberto Anselmi and Giovanni Scalise

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Albert Anselmi John Scalise

( Courtesy Mr. David Otis Miller)

Alberto Anselmi was born July 15, 1883 in Marsala, province of Trapani, Sicily.

He was the son of Giovanni Anselmi and Francesca Billadello Anselmi.

Anselmi illegally entered the U.S. around September 1924.

An arrest warrant was put out for him in 1927 by Italian authorities for attempted murder and for associating with a band of outlaws.

23 year old John Scalise came over to America via his aunt Antonia Magnalorde who lived in Chicago.

Scalise also had troubles with the law in Castelvertrano.

Both towns had problems with the mafia ,so a young dictator named Benito Mussolini,had begun a campaign to cleanup Italy of the menacing scourge called the mafia.This underworld organization was sucking the life and revenue of it's people and government.

Being Sicilians, both find employment with the gangs at Taylor street.This is known as little Sicily. The Gennas ran the roost at the time on Taylor street. Making and peddling rotgut booze ,they are in constant battle with the Northsiders, run by the formidable Dean O'Banion. Scalise and Amselmi make an odd couple at that. Scalise Has one eye that deviates from the other. Anselmi is almost twice Scalise's age. They both share a common trade, as both are cold blooded killers.

The Gennas employ all kinds of countrymen for making, distributing alchohol.

Many homemade stills cooking for the Gennas blow and kill the peasant fabricator.All this to bring in some extra income. If the still didn't kill ya, then drinking the stuff might.The was no quality control at all.

Scalise and Anselmi, a year after arriving in America, are about to make it big in the newspapers.

They have been fingered as being part of the hit team on Dean O'Banion who was killed after a double cross with Torrio.

Never Identified without a doubt, as other names of possible hit men are mentioned.Names like Frankie Yale, Carmen Vacco, Pete Pizzo, one of the Gennas etc...

It's all assumed as O'Banion's killers were never caught.

Pozzallo born Samuel "Samoots" Amatuna

also known as "Beau Brummel of gangland and Don Chic"

Scalise was working for Samuel "Samoots"Amatuna, the then next defacto Sicilian leader after Mike Merlo's passing.

Samoots had loved his way into the job by courting Merlo's kin. (Merlo's wife's sister).

Amatuna didn't last long, as he was later pumped full of lead while sitting in a barber shop November of 1925.

Anselmi and Scalise have both found living quarters in Chicago. Albert living at 715 Miller street and Scalise living at 769 Taylor street. Scalise is often seen hanging around Samoots' cigar store at 814 Taylor street.

On June 13,1925, Salise and Anselmi and Mike Genna are being driven around by another unknown hood in a big flashy automobile.

Police also out on the cruise, immediately identify Mike "The devil" Genna and begin to follow the gangster car. Police also think they identify a fourth man in the car at the wheel. This man was possibly identified as Samuel Amatuna "the Beau Brummel" of gangland. (No charges are ever brought against Amatuna in what is about to transpire below).

Scalise and Anselmi unbeknownst to either Amatuna or Genna, are slowly turning over to the other more successful gangs.

Michiele "Mike The Devil" Genna

At 47 Street and Western Ave., the policeman saw Genna and the boys going at a good speed and figured they were up to a booze deal for sure.

The driver of the gangster car becomes aware of the pursuit and guns the engine. The police also press on the gas. By this moment, Mike is talking loudly in Sicilian and giving instruction for what is about to go down.

He tells Anselmi and Scalise to grab the weapons that are on the floor of the car.They consisted of two repeating shotguns and four sawed off shotguns.

In reality, Mike probably had no idea that Anselmi and Scalise were originally there to take him out.

They were tired of Amatuna,the Genna gang and were receiving interesting offers elsewhere.

The police following them were Policemen Charles B. Walsh,Harold F. Olsen, Michael J. Conway and Willam Sweeney.

The gangster car was now going 73 miles an hour at 59th street when a truck swerved in front of them causing Genna driver to hit the brakes causing a spin, and slam his car into a lamp post.

Police get out exclaiming "Hey what's the idea?" "Why all the speed when we were ringing the gong?"

The Genna party answers their questions with a volley of gunshots from a repeating shotgun.

Policeman Olsen is hit in the jaw by the slugs and crumples to the floor. Patrolman Walsh is the next hit in the chest by buckshot.

Sweeney and Conway return fire at Genna Anselmi and Scalise. Mike Genna's gun jams.

Genna,the unknown driver,Scalise and Anselmi make a run for it .The unknown fourth hood is gone. Genna ,Scalise and Anselmi run into an alley running north and south between Western and Artesian ave. Scalise and Anselmi turn into a passageway of a house at 6941 Artesian ave.

Genna tired of running, faces Sweeney, levels his shotgun, presses the trigger and "Click", no explosion. Sweeney returns fire and fatally hits Genna in the leg, causing him to stumble after his companions. Genna jumps through the basement window of a nearby home.

Sweeney follows and two policeman, (one retired) joins Sweeney.

They enter the basement and fire towards Genna lying on the floor.In his hands he has a blue steel spanish .38. He fires before falling back. He has a severed artery in the leg from the first bullet by Sweeney. Before he dies, Mike Genna kicks the ambulance driver sent to take him to Englewood hospital in the face exclaiming "Take that you son of a bitch."

Born in Marsala Sicily, his death certifcate claims him to be an olive oil and Cheese importer living at 856 Blue Island avenue.Mike was not married.He was dating a former Sherman hotel manicurist by the name of Germaine Triest (2619 North Halstead).

Police Officers Olsen and Walsh die from their wounds. Anselmi and Scalise have ducked in a store, but are later captured by police.

Anselmi and Scalise are roughed up to the hilt by police who are angered at the murders of their lost brethren.Slain police officer Harold Olsen's brother (John Olsen) also a policeman, goes to the station and wants to kill his brother's murderer.He is talked out of it.

Three trials, first headed by McSwiggin the hanging prosecutor, are achieved to try and hang or imprison Anselmi and Scalise.

During the trials, we see Anselmi talking with his hands through an interpreter. He doesn't speak english at all.

John Scalise speaks english, but in a broken manner.

All claim that they would never have shot if they knew they were policemen.Then Scalise puts the blame on dead Mike Genna as being the one who fired first.

The first trial was for the murder of policeman Olsen, for that they were sentenced to 14 years for manslaughter.

During this time in prison,Scalise and Anselmi fear for their lives. They are beaten up and Scalise is almost poisoned. He finds the food tastes a little off and tells the guard.They send the food to be analyzed by a chemist and discover cyanide, enough to kill a couple of men in his spaghetti and beans.

In the second trial for the murder of policeman Walsh they were acquitted.

The Supreme court later orders a new trial on the killing of Policeman Olsen. Scalise and Anselmi are both found not guilty and are immediately set free.

Their lawyer's defense was in essence that " If a policeman tries to kill you, you can in turn kill him in self defense."

For their defense fund, many of their sicilian countrymen in Chicago are squeezed for money to help out Anselmi and Scalise. The black hand had taken hold of the benevolent society.

A couple of well to do Sicilian businessmen are killed for refusing to kick in the dough.

In March 1929 Scalise is picked up along with Jack McGurn for the St. Valentine massacre, but is later released due to lack of evidence. Now with these acquittals, the boys think they are totally invincible.

Even in court, these guys don't look like angels.

(Mario Gomes collection)

Scalise and Anselmi are now Capone big boys.They enjoy the trappings of wealth, women and high living.

Hymie Weiss once demanded Capone to hand them over, wanting them killed for their possible involvement of Dean O'Banion's murder. Capone protecting them even at the cost of peace states "I wouldn't do that to a yellow dog."

Capone shows his loyalty to John and Albert. The problem is, he expects the same in return.

John and Albert now hang around with another Sicilian who has now taken the thrown of Unione leader.

Joseph Guinta ,a Tony Lombardo follower, has taken Pasqualino Lolordo's seat.

Lombardo and Lolordo are both killed after short lived Sicilian leader stints.

Anselmi and Scalise are conniving with Guinta to take over Chicago gangland.

They have already been making side deals and extort businessmen for money.

Scalise has over $250,000 saved. He has also snubbed a Cleveland Sicilian meeting.

The Capone camp, with it's eyes and ears everywhere, do not take long to find out.

Capone and his trusted Frank Rio play an act of arguing in front of Anselmi and Scalise.

They both later try to convince Rio that he should come over to their team.

This act of infidelity is related immediately to Capone.

A banquet is set up to honor the Sicilians and others who are in attendance.

Sort of the academy awards for gangsters. Feasting on food and copious amounts of booze, the trio feel at ease.

The mood soon turns sour. An argument arises and Scalise and Anselmi try to calm things down. They quickly realize that they are now the subject of the arguing.

Held at gun point by four big hoods, they are all three savagely beaten with gun butts and clubs.

On their knees, each is shot several times point blank in the face and chest.

Scalise's pinky finger is completely shot off while trying to shield his face from the bullets.

Their bodies are loaded up in two cars and driven with all speed to Douglas Park in Hammond. Two Hammond policemen (Louis Tebedo and Charles Plant) were enroute to bring prisoners that evening when they notice the cars speeding towards Chicago.They decide after delivering their prisoners to return to the area and investigate.

They find the three dead Sicilians gangsters.

Anselmi and Guinta are placed in the backseat of an expensive touring car.This car was originally stolen from a Mr. Mann Bullis (1400 Lakeshore Drive ) on April 17,1929.

The back seat is removed to accomodate their lifeless heaps.They are covered by a brown blanket.

Anselmi and Guinta's Bodies were covered with a blanket in the car.

( Courtesy Mr. David Otis Miller)

John Scalise's body is tossed 40 feet from the car, on the road near a ditch.In the slain gangster's pockets, the police find business cards. One from a Dr. J.A.Jerger (30 N. Michigan Avenue) who had performed a hernia operation on Jim Genna and treated Lombardo for a hernia. Lombardo complimented the doctor and asked for some cards to distribute to friends.

The other card had the words Joe Black - HUMB 0513

This phone proved to ring at Nell's beauty shop (1249 North Ashland Avenue).

Joe Black, whose real name was Joseph Zych, was guard at the county jail.

Two other phone numbers of hotels were located on them. None proved connected to this crime.

All their pockets are turned inside out and yet ,Guinta, still had his diamond pinky ring. Robbery was ruled out.

Scalise's body also arrived in a car, but it was thrown out of the car and tossed into a ditch.

( Courtesy Mr. David Otis Miller)

Coroner Herman Bundesen, Assistant State's Attorney Walker Butler, Deputy Police Commissioner John Stege, and the Hammond policeman who found the bodies, Louis Tebodo.

(Mario Gomes collection)

Anselmi's body, along with that of Guinta are found in this car.

( Courtesy Mr. David Otis Miller)

Joseph" Hoptoad" Guinta

He was also known as the dancing torpedo because of his love for dance.

(Mario Gomes collection)

After the police investigation, all three bodies were turned over to their respective undertakers. Anselmi's remains was sent to Piegare and Alfredo undertaking parlor at 942 West Taylor Street.There he lay in a silver bronze casket, satin lined, and decorated with a crucifix carved out of ivory.The birth date stamped on it read; 1883.

At the morgue. Left to right; Joseph "Hoptoad" Guinta, Alberto Anselmi and John Scalise.

Note Scalise's swollen and mangled jaw from the severe beating.

(Mario Gomes collection)

Scalise's body was sent to Rago Brothers undertaking situated at 624 N. Western Avenue.

Their bodies were both placed in their undertakers chapels for viewing by fellow Sicilians. Many commented how well the morticians had covered all evidence of facial bullet wounds and bruises.

Scalise and Anselmi, together even in death. Note Scalise's shot off pinky finger. It was shot while he was covering his face, trying to shield a bullet hole near the right temple.The missing finger piece is laid beside his injured hand. Anselmi has bullet wounds to the shoulder and chest. Note the bruises on Anselmi's cheek and chin.

(Courtesy of author Bill Helmer)

Scalise and Anselmi's body were to be shipped back home to Sicily.

Scalise's aunt, Antonia Magnalorde, of 916 South Winchester Avenue took care of the arrangements to send Giovanni home to Castelvertrano.

Anselmi's brother made arrangements for Alberto to be shipped back to Marsala.

Joseph Guinta's body was prepped and sent to his home at 1756 Lockwood for viewing.

The Sicilian head was adorned in full evening attire with highly polished dancing pumps.

His suit had the works, diamond stick pins and all. Guinta's was in a ten thousand dollar bronze casket with a glass cover for viewing. His funeral is without church rites. His body is interred at Mt. Carmel cemetary.

Photo Courtesy of Mr. Bill Emblom

I have for the past couple of years, tried in vain to locate Anselmi's grave in Marsala, and Scalise's in Castelvertrano.

I have been informed by two sources (in Sicily ) who looked for their graves, that there was a big possiblity their remains were dug up and the bones cremated.

I was told that this is common practice due to lack of space.

If families do not pay for the upkeep( taxes etc..) on the said deceased graves after ten years, then all is removed to make place for another burial.


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He was the son of Giovanni Anselmi and Francesca Billadello Anselmi. Anselmi illegally entered the U.S. around September 1924. An arrest warrant was put out for him in 1927 by Italian authorities for attempted murder and for associating with a band of outlaws. 23 year old John Scalise came over to America via his aunt Antonia Magnalorde who lived in Chicago. Scalise also had troubles with the law in Castelvertrano. Both towns had problems with the mafia ,so a young dictator named Benito Mussolini,had begun a campaign to cleanup Italy of the menacing scourge called the mafia.This underworld organization was sucking the life and revenue of it's people and government. Being Sicilians, both find employment with the gangs at Taylor street.This is known as little Sicily. The Gennas ran the roost at the time on Taylor street. Making and peddling rotgut booze ,they are in constant battle with the Northsiders, run by the formidable Dean O'Banion. Scalise and Amselmi make an odd couple at that. Scalise Has one eye that deviates from the other. Anselmi is almost twice Scalise's age. They both share a common trade, as both are cold blooded killers. The Gennas employ all kinds of countrymen for making, distributing alchohol. Many homemade stills cooking for the Gennas blow and kill the peasant fabricator.All this to bring in some extra income. If the still didn't kill ya, then drinking the stuff might.The was no quality control at all. Scalise and Anselmi, a year after arriving in America, are about to make it big in the newspapers. They have been fingered as being part of the hit team on Dean O'Banion who was killed after a double cross with Torrio. Never Identified without a doubt, as other names of possible hit men are mentioned.Names like Frankie Yale, Carmen Vacco, Pete Pizzo, one of the Gennas etc... It's all assumed as O'Banion's killers were never caught. Pozzallo born Samuel "Samoots" Amatuna also known as "Beau Brummel of gangland and Don Chic" Scalise was working for Samuel "Samoots"Amatuna, the then next defacto Sicilian leader after Mike Merlo's passing. Samoots had loved his way into the job by courting Merlo's kin. (Merlo's wife's sister). Amatuna didn't last long, as he was later pumped full of lead while sitting in a barber shop November of 1925. Anselmi and Scalise have both found living quarters in Chicago. Albert living at 715 Miller street and Scalise living at 769 Taylor street. Scalise is often seen hanging around Samoots' cigar store at 814 Taylor street. On June 13,1925, Salise and Anselmi and Mike Genna are being driven around by another unknown hood in a big flashy automobile. Police also out on the cruise, immediately identify Mike "The devil" Genna and begin to follow the gangster car. Police also think they identify a fourth man in the car at the wheel. This man was possibly identified as Samuel Amatuna "the Beau Brummel" of gangland. (No charges are ever brought against Amatuna in what is about to transpire below). Scalise and Anselmi unbeknownst to either Amatuna or Genna, are slowly turning over to the other more successful gangs. Michiele "Mike The Devil" Genna At 47 Street and Western Ave., the policeman saw Genna and the boys going at a good speed and figured they were up to a booze deal for sure. The driver of the gangster car becomes aware of the pursuit and guns the engine. The police also press on the gas. By this moment, Mike is talking loudly in Sicilian and giving instruction for what is about to go down. He tells Anselmi and Scalise to grab the weapons that are on the floor of the car.They consisted of two repeating shotguns and four sawed off shotguns. In reality, Mike probably had no idea that Anselmi and Scalise were originally there to take him out. They were tired of Amatuna,the Genna gang and were receiving interesting offers elsewhere. The police following them were Policemen Charles B. Walsh,Harold F. Olsen, Michael J. Conway and Willam Sweeney. The gangster car was now going 73 miles an hour at 59th street when a truck swerved in front of them causing Genna driver to hit the brakes causing a spin, and slam his car into a lamp post. Police get out exclaiming "Hey what's the idea?" "Why all the speed when we were ringing the gong?" The Genna party answers their questions with a volley of gunshots from a repeating shotgun. Policeman Olsen is hit in the jaw by the slugs and crumples to the floor. Patrolman Walsh is the next hit in the chest by buckshot. Sweeney and Conway return fire at Genna Anselmi and Scalise. Mike Genna's gun jams. Genna,the unknown driver,Scalise and Anselmi make a run for it .The unknown fourth hood is gone. Genna ,Scalise and Anselmi run into an alley running north and south between Western and Artesian ave. Scalise and Anselmi turn into a passageway of a house at 6941 Artesian ave. Genna tired of running, faces Sweeney, levels his shotgun, presses the trigger and "Click", no explosion. Sweeney returns fire and fatally hits Genna in the leg, causing him to stumble after his companions. Genna jumps through the basement window of a nearby home. Sweeney follows and two policeman, (one retired) joins Sweeney. They enter the basement and fire towards Genna lying on the floor.In his hands he has a blue steel spanish .38. He fires before falling back. He has a severed artery in the leg from the first bullet by Sweeney. Before he dies, Mike Genna kicks the ambulance driver sent to take him to Englewood hospital in the face exclaiming "Take that you son of a bitch." Born in Marsala Sicily, his death certifcate claims him to be an olive oil and Cheese importer living at 856 Blue Island avenue.Mike was not married.He was dating a former Sherman hotel manicurist by the name of Germaine Triest (2619 North Halstead). Police Officers Olsen and Walsh die from their wounds. Anselmi and Scalise have ducked in a store, but are later captured by police. Anselmi and Scalise are roughed up to the hilt by police who are angered at the murders of their lost brethren.Slain police officer Harold Olsen's brother (John Olsen) also a policeman, goes to the station and wants to kill his brother's murderer.He is talked out of it. Three trials, first headed by McSwiggin the hanging prosecutor, are achieved to try and hang or imprison Anselmi and Scalise. During the trials, we see Anselmi talking with his hands through an interpreter. He doesn't speak english at all. John Scalise speaks english, but in a broken manner. All claim that they would never have shot if they knew they were policemen.Then Scalise puts the blame on dead Mike Genna as being the one who fired first. The first trial was for the murder of policeman Olsen, for that they were sentenced to 14 years for manslaughter. During this time in prison,Scalise and Anselmi fear for their lives. They are beaten up and Scalise is almost poisoned. He finds the food tastes a little off and tells the guard.They send the food to be analyzed by a chemist and discover cyanide, enough to kill a couple of men in his spaghetti and beans. In the second trial for the murder of policeman Walsh they were acquitted. The Supreme court later orders a new trial on the killing of Policeman Olsen. Scalise and Anselmi are both found not guilty and are immediately set free. Their lawyer's defense was in essence that " If a policeman tries to kill you, you can in turn kill him in self defense." For their defense fund, many of their sicilian countrymen in Chicago are squeezed for money to help out Anselmi and Scalise. The black hand had taken hold of the benevolent society. A couple of well to do Sicilian businessmen are killed for refusing to kick in the dough. In March 1929 Scalise is picked up along with Jack McGurn for the St. Valentine massacre, but is later released due to lack of evidence. Now with these acquittals, the boys think they are totally invincible. Even in court, these guys don't look like angels. (Mario Gomes collection) Scalise and Anselmi are now Capone big boys.They enjoy the trappings of wealth, women and high living. Hymie Weiss once demanded Capone to hand them over, wanting them killed for their possible involvement of Dean O'Banion's murder. Capone protecting them even at the cost of peace states "I wouldn't do that to a yellow dog." Capone shows his loyalty to John and Albert. The problem is, he expects the same in return. John and Albert now hang around with another Sicilian who has now taken the thrown of Unione leader. Joseph Guinta ,a Tony Lombardo follower, has taken Pasqualino Lolordo's seat. Lombardo and Lolordo are both killed after short lived Sicilian leader stints. Anselmi and Scalise are conniving with Guinta to take over Chicago gangland. They have already been making side deals and extort businessmen for money. Scalise has over $250,000 saved. He has also snubbed a Cleveland Sicilian meeting. The Capone camp, with it's eyes and ears everywhere, do not take long to find out. Capone and his trusted Frank Rio play an act of arguing in front of Anselmi and Scalise. They both later try to convince Rio that he should come over to their team. This act of infidelity is related immediately to Capone. A banquet is set up to honor the Sicilians and others who are in attendance. Sort of the academy awards for gangsters. Feasting on food and copious amounts of booze, the trio feel at ease. The mood soon turns sour. An argument arises and Scalise and Anselmi try to calm things down. They quickly realize that they are now the subject of the arguing. Held at gun point by four big hoods, they are all three savagely beaten with gun butts and clubs. On their knees, each is shot several times point blank in the face and chest. Scalise's pinky finger is completely shot off while trying to shield his face from the bullets. Their bodies are loaded up in two cars and driven with all speed to Douglas Park in Hammond. Two Hammond policemen (Louis Tebedo and Charles Plant) were enroute to bring prisoners that evening when they notice the cars speeding towards Chicago.They decide after delivering their prisoners to return to the area and investigate. They find the three dead Sicilians gangsters. Anselmi and Guinta are placed in the backseat of an expensive touring car.This car was originally stolen from a Mr. Mann Bullis (1400 Lakeshore Drive ) on April 17,1929. The back seat is removed to accomodate their lifeless heaps.They are covered by a brown blanket. Anselmi and Guinta's Bodies were covered with a blanket in the car. ( Courtesy Mr. David Otis Miller) John Scalise's body is tossed 40 feet from the car, on the road near a ditch.In the slain gangster's pockets, the police find business cards. One from a Dr. J.A.Jerger (30 N. Michigan Avenue) who had performed a hernia operation on Jim Genna and treated Lombardo for a hernia. Lombardo complimented the doctor and asked for some cards to distribute to friends. The other card had the words Joe Black - HUMB 0513 This phone proved to ring at Nell's beauty shop (1249 North Ashland Avenue). Joe Black, whose real name was Joseph Zych, was guard at the county jail. Two other phone numbers of hotels were located on them. None proved connected to this crime. All their pockets are turned inside out and yet ,Guinta, still had his diamond pinky ring. Robbery was ruled out. Scalise's body also arrived in a car, but it was thrown out of the car and tossed into a ditch. ( Courtesy Mr. David Otis Miller) Coroner Herman Bundesen, Assistant State's Attorney Walker Butler, Deputy Police Commissioner John Stege, and the Hammond policeman who found the bodies, Louis Tebodo. (Mario Gomes collection) Anselmi's body, along with that of Guinta are found in this car. ( Courtesy Mr. David Otis Miller) Joseph" Hoptoad" Guinta He was also known as the dancing torpedo because of his love for dance. (Mario Gomes collection) After the police investigation, all three bodies were turned over to their respective undertakers. Anselmi's remains was sent to Piegare and Alfredo undertaking parlor at 942 West Taylor Street.There he lay in a silver bronze casket, satin lined, and decorated with a crucifix carved out of ivory.The birth date stamped on it read; 1883. At the morgue. Left to right; Joseph "Hoptoad" Guinta, Alberto Anselmi and John Scalise. Note Scalise's swollen and mangled jaw from the severe beating. (Mario Gomes collection) Scalise's body was sent to Rago Brothers undertaking situated at 624 N. Western Avenue. Their bodies were both placed in their undertakers chapels for viewing by fellow Sicilians. Many commented how well the morticians had covered all evidence of facial bullet wounds and bruises. Scalise and Anselmi, together even in death. Note Scalise's shot off pinky finger. It was shot while he was covering his face, trying to shield a bullet hole near the right temple.The missing finger piece is laid beside his injured hand. Anselmi has bullet wounds to the shoulder and chest. Note the bruises on Anselmi's cheek and chin. (Courtesy of author Bill Helmer) Scalise and Anselmi's body were to be shipped back home to Sicily. Scalise's aunt, Antonia Magnalorde, of 916 South Winchester Avenue took care of the arrangements to send Giovanni home to Castelvertrano. Anselmi's brother made arrangements for Alberto to be shipped back to Marsala. Joseph Guinta's body was prepped and sent to his home at 1756 Lockwood for viewing. The Sicilian head was adorned in full evening attire with highly polished dancing pumps. His suit had the works, diamond stick pins and all. Guinta's was in a ten thousand dollar bronze casket with a glass cover for viewing. His funeral is without church rites. His body is interred at Mt. Carmel cemetary. Guinta's grave Photo Courtesy of Mr. Bill Emblom I have for the past couple of years, tried in vain to locate Anselmi's grave in Marsala, and Scalise's in Castelvertrano. I have been informed by two sources (in Sicily ) who looked for their graves, that there was a big possiblity their remains were dug up and the bones cremated. I was told that this is common practice due to lack of space. If families do not pay for the upkeep( taxes etc..) on the said deceased graves after ten years, then all is removed to make place for another burial.