The Murder of Theresa Ferrara

<p>New York in the 1970's was certainly one of the most crime driven cities in the world. The Lucchese family was one of The Five families that dominated the organized crime scene in this era. In fact this family still holds great power today. Becoming involved with this family was never a matter of if you would run into problems but rather when. Through countless calculated murders crimes and street wars this family soon came to be feared by everyone that wasn't made or an associate. Ultimately the story of Theresa Ferrara is officially unsolved. What is fact and proven true is that Ferrara was involved and a major pawn in much of the Lucchese crime activity in the 70's. Her demise is one of great tragedy and a picture of what lengths the Lucchese family would go to in order to protect its goals.</p>