Nicodemo Scarfo

Nicodemo Domenico "Little Nicky" Scarfo (March 8, 1929 – January 15, 2017) was a member of the American Mafia who eventually became the Boss of the Philadelphia crime family after the death of Angelo Bruno and Phil Testa.

Nicodemo Scarfo
FBI surveillance photograph of Nicky Scarfo
Born	(1929-03-08)March 8, 1929 Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died	January 15, 2017(2017-01-15) (aged 87) Federal Medical Center, Butner, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Other names	Little Nicky
Known for	Boss of the Philadelphia crime family
Spouse(s)	(first wife - unknown), Domenica Scarfo
Children	Christopher Scarfo Nicodemo Salvatore Scarfo Jr Mark Scarfo
Family	Phil Scarfo (father) Catherine Piccolo (mother) Nicholas Piccolo (uncle) Joseph Piccolo (uncle) Michael Piccolo (uncle) Nancy Leonetti (sister) Phillip Leonetti (nephew) Joseph J. "The Shark" Scarfo (cousin)

During his criminal career, Scarfo was described by some as psychotic, cruel and vicious. From many accounts of his former criminal associates who testified against him, he would want to murder someone if he was shown the slightest bit of disrespect or even if he was stared at.^[1][2]