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| Frank Narducci | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Aliases | Chickie |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1933 Philadelphia, America |
| Died | January 27, 1982 Philadelphia, America |
| Affiliation | Bruno crime family Testa crime family |
| Title(s) | Underboss |
Frank "Chickie" Narducci, Sr. was the Underboss of the Testa crime family from 1980 to 1982. He was responsible for the death of Don Philip Testa, conspiring with consigliere Peter Casella to blow him up with a nail bomb. Narducci himself was murdered in 1982 while leaving court.
Biography[]
Frank Narducci was born in Philadelphia in 1933 to Italian immigrants. Narducci became a soldier and driver for the Bruno crime family when he was young, becoming Underboss by 1981. After the death of Don Angelo Bruno at the hands of consigliere Antonio Caponigro, Narducci became the underboss of Philip Testa. However, among many other people (including consigliere Peter Casella), he believed Testa to be a mindless brute and a weak leader of the family. Narducci and Casella rebelled against him, placing a nail bomb under his house on March 15, 1981, killing him. Narducci, however, did not become don as he hoped. Instead, a crueler boss, Nicodemo Scarfo, took over the family. The Philadelphia War that lasted from 1981 to 1985 would result in 30 mobsters dying. In 1982, after leaving court, Narducci was shot ten times at Curtin-Juniper St., dying of his wounds.