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In 1980, a number of events took place in organized crime.
March 7 – Joseph Coppolino is stabbed to death and then decapitated, his headless corpse left on the street to be discovered by authorities. Coppolino was murdered by the DeMeo Crew, who suspected him of providing information about their marijuana trafficking operation to narcotics agents.[2]
↑"'Deliveryman' Kills Union Head," by Gloria Campisi et al., Philadelphia Daily News, December 17, 1980.
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