Career
The pair are often referred to as "the murder twins". Born in Marsala, Sicily, Anselmi became involved with the local Mafia at an early age. In 1924, Anselmi fled Sicily to avoid murder charges.
Entering the United States. illegally on the Gulf Coast, Anselmi eventually moved to Chicago, Illinois.
Anselmi and Scalise have been linked to many notorious gang slayings of the era, including the murder of Dean O"Banion in 1924 and the 1929 Saint Valentine"s Day Massacre. Although they did not deny the killings, they were acquitted of murder charges at trial and released.
On May 8, 1929, Anselmi, Scalise, and Joseph "Hop Toad" Giunta were found brutally beaten and shot to death on a road near Hammond, Indiana. Their murders were never officially solved.