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Bookmark or Share- Colorado crime family - WikipediaThe rise of the family began in 1933 after crime boss bootlegger, Joe Roma, was found riddled with seven bullets in the front parlor of his North Denver home. Six of the shots were to Roma's head. His wife, Nettie, found him slumped in his favorite overstuffed chair. [ 2 ]
- Colorado LifeIn Denver, the Smaldones' employer was Joe Roma, the 5-foot-1 mob boss kingpin known as “Little Caesar.” And like his namesake, Roma met a bloody end when in 1933 he was shot seven times – six in the head – in his North Denver home.
- Colo. mob history full of hits, misses – The Denver PostAccording to gangland historian Allan “Big Al” May, Giuseppe “Joe” Roma founded the Denver family in 1931 – late in the game. But Denver’s tradition of organized crime is rich with...
- Joe and Nettie Roma (on porch with windows behind) - LucideaThe Joe Roma story is a significant part of Denver's crime history and part of Colorado's Italian American history (Roma was also tied to Pueblo). NOTE: Zahller and Schrum recommend that .1 The Funeral Booklet remains with artifacts for access and security of the artifact.
- The Mob in Denver - Denver Center for the Performing ArtsTheir rise to power as kings of Colorado gambling had a bloody beginning in 1933 when previous mob boss Joe Roma was gunned down while practicing his mandolin in the living room of his home at 3404 Vallejo Street in North Denver. The Smaldones told police they were elsewhere when it happened.
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