Vincent Papa (1920 New York City - July 1977 Atlanta, Georgia) was an Italian-American mobster associated with the Lucchese crime family. He became notorious for masterminding the theft of the French Connection heroin from the New York Police Department (NYPD) property office.
Read more about Vincent Papa: Early Years, French Connection Theft, Prison and Death, Grave
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