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The Detroit Partnership was born out of warring Mafia clans in the greater Detroit area. The first three "bosses" of the Detroit Partnership were not bosses in the sense of a Mafia boss, they just happened to be the three most powerful mobsters in Detroit at that time period. Salvatore Catalanotte is often recognized as the first official boss of Detroit under La Cosa Nostra. The family remains one of the stronger LCN families in the country through secrecy, much like its counter part in Chicago The Chicago Outfit.

Current Status:
Boss: Giacomo "Jack" Tocco
Underboss: Anthony "Tony Z" Zerilli (Imprisoned)
Acting Underboss: Vincent "Little Vince" Merli
Consigliere: Anthony "Tony T" Tocco
Membership: 40-50 (estimate)
Associates: 400-500 (estimate)
Areas of Interest: Detroit (MI), Other areas of Michigan, San Diego (CA), Florida, Ontario

Years
Boss
Outcome
1908-1913

Vito Adamo
Murdered
1913-1919

Antonino "Tony" Gianolla
Murdered
1919

Salvatore Gianolla
Murdered
1919-1921

Giovanni "John" Vitale
Murdered
1921-1930

Salvatore "Sam Sings at Night" Catalanotte
Died
1930

Gaspar "the Peacemaker" Milazzo
Murdered
1930-1931

Cesare "Chester" LaMare
Murdered
1931-1936

Guglielmo "Black Bill" Tocco
Stepped Down
1936-1977

Joseph "the Old Man" Zerilli
Imprisoned, Died
1977-1979

Giovanni "Papa John" Priziola
Died
1979-Present

Giacomo "Jack" Tocco

Years
Underboss
Outcome
1913-1919

Salvatore Gianolla
Promoted
1919-1921

Peter "Bozzi" Vitale
Stepped Down
1921-1930
John "Cockeyed" Catalanotte
Stepped Down
1930
Joe Marino
Murdered
1930-1932
Joe Amico
Indicted, Demoted
1932-1936

Joseph "the Old Man" Zerilli
Promoted
1936-1963

Guglielmo "Black Bill" Tocco
Retired, Died (1972)
1963-1972

Peter Licavoli
Stepped Down, Died (1984)
1972-1977

Peter "Bozzi" Vitale
Stepped Down
1977-Present

Anthony "Tony Z" Zerilli

Years
Consigliere
Outcome
1931-1969

Angelo Meli
Died
1969-1977

Giovanni "Papa John" Priziola
Promoted
1977-1981

Raffaele "Jimmy Q" Quasarano
Imprisoned
1981-1993

Michael "Big Mike" Polizzi
Died
1993-Present

Anthony "Tony T" Tocco