45. "Jimmy & "The Gent "Burke was an orphan raised in foster homes" In response to In response to 36 Thu Mar-19-09 02:20 PM by Big Chief Rumbletumm
His birth register at the hospital only lists his mother as "Conway", and it was in an Irish enclave of NY, so that's why its assumed he was an irishman.
He rose pretty freaking far in the Italian mob for being an Irishman. The only higher one I can think of is Francis "Irishman" Sheeran who was listed by Rudy Giuliani in the "Commission Case" indictment as being a MEMBER OF THE MAFIA'S COMMISSION!! It sounds improbable for this Irish hitman, who was basically just muscle with the extreme good fortune of being tight with Russell Buffalino, to be on the Commission...buuuuuuuttt...I figure Giuliani would know much better than I.