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John Nardi (January 21, 1916 − May 17, 1977) was an influential associate of the Cleveland crime family who began his mob work as an enforcer for the local vending machine workers union. Over time Narki built numerous street rackets such as drug trafficking, extortion, labor racketeering, arms trafficking, illegal gambling, and loan sharking. By the late 1960s, the Cleveland family was losing patience with Nardi due to his independence and his ties with Danny Greene, the boss of Cleveland's Irish mob. After two attempts on his life on May 17, 1977, in Cleveland, a bomb was placed in a car next to Nardi's vehicle in the rear of the parking lot of the Teamsters Joint Council 41 (across from the musicians union). When Nardi left his office and entered into his vehicle, the bomb was detonated by remote control. The impact from the 16-stick dynamite bomb explosion blew away both of Nardi's legs. According to the book "To Kill the Irishman" by Rick Porrello, as Nardi was being pulled away from the wreckage, Nardi whispered "It didn't hurt" in a final act of defiance. He was pronounced dead within minutes. It is believed that Nardi's unsolved murder was ordered by rival Ohio mobster John Licavoli.
John Nardi is buried on the top chapel floor of the mausoleum in Knollwood Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. As you enter the mausoleum, turn right at the alter and walk to crypt 964 on the right at eye level.
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Check outThe Original Tombstone Tourist website at thetombstonetourist.com/graves/john-nardi for the complete biography and more exciting content!
John Nardi (January 21, 1916 − May 17, 1977) was an influential associate of the Cleveland crime family who began his mob work as an enforcer for the local vending machine workers union. Over time Narki built numerous street rackets such as drug trafficking, extortion, labor racketeering, arms trafficking, illegal gambling, and loan sharking. By the late 1960s, the Cleveland family was losing patience with Nardi due to his independence and his ties with Danny Greene, the boss of Cleveland's Irish mob. After two attempts on his life on May 17, 1977, in Cleveland, a bomb was placed in a car next to Nardi's vehicle in the rear of the parking lot of the Teamsters Joint Council 41 (across from the musicians union). When Nardi left his office and entered into his vehicle, the bomb was detonated by remote control. The impact from the 16-stick dynamite bomb explosion blew away both of Nardi's legs. According to the book "To Kill the Irishman" by Rick Porrello, as Nardi was being pulled away from the wreckage, Nardi whispered "It didn't hurt" in a final act of defiance. He was pronounced dead within minutes. It is believed that Nardi's unsolved murder was ordered by rival Ohio mobster John Licavoli.
John Nardi is buried on the top chapel floor of the mausoleum in Knollwood Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. As you enter the mausoleum, turn right at the alter and walk to crypt 964 on the right at eye level.
#famousgraves #gravesite #truecrimestories #themob #mafia #mobsters #grave
