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Vito was born on the 27th of November in 1897 in Risigliano. When he was 15, the Genovese family moved to Little Italy in New York, where Vito began stealing and running errands for mobsters. He met [[Lucky Luciano]], one of his most important friends, and was imprisoned for illegal possession of a firearm when he was 19. In the 1920s, Vito and Lucky began working for [[Giuseppe Masseria]], one of the most powerful crime bosses at the time. Vito was indicted for counterfeiting, but was never charged. Vito eventually gained the trust of Masseria enough that he was sent to assassinate Masseria's ally Gaetano Reina, who Masseria suspected of plotting against him. Vito ambushed Reina in the street and shot him in the head.

==Castellammarese War==

In 1931, Masseria declared war on [[Salvatore ~~Marazano~~]], his arch-rival, not realising that Vito and Lucky, who had become Masseria's second in command, were secretly conspiring with ~~Marazano~~. On the 15th of April, Lucky met with Masseria in the Coney Island resort to discuss the situation with ~~Marazano~~. When Lucky excused himself, Vito, [[Albert Anastasia]], [[Bugsy Siegel]] and [[Joe Adonis]], acting under orders from Lucky and Marazano, rushed in wearing masks and gunned Masseria down. With Masseria dead, Lucky took over his family with Vito as his second in command. Soon after, Lucky realized ~~Marazano~~ was going to kill him and Vito, so they sent a hit squad to kill him first.

In 1931, Masseria declared war on [[Salvatore Maranzano]], his arch-rival, not realising that Vito and Lucky, who had become Masseria' s second in command, were secretly conspiring with Maranzano. On the 15th of April, Lucky met with Masseria in the Coney Island resort to discuss the situation with Maranzano. When Lucky excused himself, Vito, [[Albert Anastasia]], [[Bugsy Siegel]] and [[Joe Adonis]], acting under orders from Lucky and Marazano, rushed in wearing masks and gunned Masseria down. With Masseria dead, Lucky took over his family with Vito as his second in command. Soon after, Lucky realized Maranzano was going to kill him and Vito, so they sent a hit squad to kill him first.

The following year, Vito married Anna Vernotico, after her husband Gerard was found strangled, likely on the orders of Vito or Lucky.

==Exile==

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 Vito was born on the 27th of November in 1897 in Risigliano. When he was 15, the Genovese family moved to Little Italy in New York, where Vito began stealing and running errands for mobsters. He met [[Lucky Luciano]], one of his most important friends, and was imprisoned for illegal possession of a firearm when he was 19. In the 1920s, Vito and Lucky began working for [[Giuseppe Masseria]], one of the most powerful crime bosses at the time. Vito was indicted for counterfeiting, but was never charged. Vito eventually gained the trust of Masseria enough that he was sent to assassinate Masseria's ally Gaetano Reina, who Masseria suspected of plotting against him. Vito ambushed Reina in the street and shot him in the head.
 ==Castellammarese War==
-In 1931, Masseria declared war on [[Salvatore Marazano]], his arch-rival, not realising that Vito and Lucky, who had become Masseria's second in command, were secretly conspiring with Marazano. On the 15th of April, Lucky met with Masseria in the Coney Island resort to discuss the situation with Marazano. When Lucky excused himself, Vito, [[Albert Anastasia]], [[Bugsy Siegel]] and [[Joe Adonis]], acting under orders from Lucky and Marazano, rushed in wearing masks and gunned Masseria down. With Masseria dead, Lucky took over his family with Vito as his second in command. Soon after, Lucky realized Marazano was going to kill him and Vito, so they sent a hit squad to kill him first.
+In 1931, Masseria declared war on [[Salvatore Maranzano]], his arch-rival, not realising that Vito and Lucky, who had become Masseria' s second in command, were secretly conspiring with Maranzano. On the 15th of April, Lucky met with Masseria in the Coney Island resort to discuss the situation with Maranzano. When Lucky excused himself, Vito, [[Albert Anastasia]], [[Bugsy Siegel]] and [[Joe Adonis]], acting under orders from Lucky and Marazano, rushed in wearing masks and gunned Masseria down. With Masseria dead, Lucky took over his family with Vito as his second in command. Soon after, Lucky realized Maranzano was going to kill him and Vito, so they sent a hit squad to kill him first.
 The following year, Vito married Anna Vernotico, after her husband Gerard was found strangled, likely on the orders of Vito or Lucky.
 ==Exile==