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Ferdinand Boccia

Ferdinand "The Shadow" Boccia (March 18, 1900 – September 19, 1934) was a New York mobster and gambling racketeer who was killed by Vito Genovese, who would become a mob boss. Boccia's murder would force Genovese to flee the United States to Italy to avoid prosecution. He is the father-in-law of Andrew Ruggiano Sr. and brother-in-law of Andrew Ruggiano Jr.

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