Carmine Galante (February 21, 1910 – July 12, 1979) was a mobster and acting boss of the Bonanno crime family. Galante was rarely seen without a cigar, leading to the nickname "the Cigar" and "Lilo" (an Italian slang word for cigar). During his era, Carmine Galante was one of the most violent, deadliest, and feared mobsters in America, According to former NYPD Organized Crime Task Force Detective Ralph Salerno- "Carmine Galante was an extremely vicious, professional, and efficient killer that never made mistakes, and always killed his target." Galante was notorious for brutality, ruthless violence, torture, and vicious murders, Galante was known for even intimidating and killing Police, Judges, Jurors, and Prosecutors that didn't accept his bribes. Galante was also known to torture people