MA MA - James Bratsos, 28, Boston, 21 March 1954

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Name: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: March 21, 1954
Location Last Seen: Unknown

Physical Description
Date of Birth: circa 1926
Age: 28 years old
Race: White
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Nicknames/Aliases: Jimmy
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Scar on forehead

Identifiers
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance
ames Bratsos who went missing March 21, 1954, from his home on Davis Street, in South End, Boston. Bratsos told his family he was going to have an appointment with an associate, to collect payment. Allegedly, the man had made a deal with Bratsos: if Bratsos took blame for a shooting committed by the associate, he would pay him $10,000, when he got out of jail. Bratsos held up his end of the bargain, and took the blame for the shootout. Bratsos was released from State Prison on February 20, 1954. His family believes he was slain. There were rumors that James was drugged in a bar in the "Syrian Town" section of Boston (now China Town), and was shot and buried in New Hampshire, or in Stoughton.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Boston Police Department
Agency Contact Person: 617-343-4500
Agency Phone Number: N/A
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: Unknown

Information Source(s)
Family Member

Admin Notes
Added: 8/4/06; Last Updated: 11/20/17

2087DMMA - James Bratsos

 

[glamourkitty1922]

How sad. He trusted a criminal, and ended up first serving jail time and then being murdered.

 

[alb1on]

Seems there is not much mystery about this one. His family was part of the Greek mob. His older brother was Arthur 'Tash' Bratsos who was running loansharking for Joseph Barboza. The man behind the murder of James Bratsos was reputed to be Ilario Zannino, who rose to be consigliere of the Patriarca family in Boston. Barboza was the main hitman for the Patriarca family and a notorious psychopath. Arthur Bratsos was killed in 1966 when he was seen as too close to Barboza who had become a liability. So both the Bratsos brothers were victims of the main mob family in Boston.

 

[spartanx]

Seems there is not much mystery about this one. His family was part of the Greek mob. His older brother was Arthur 'Tash' Bratsos who was running loansharking for Joseph Barboza. The man behind the murder of James Bratsos was reputed to be Ilario Zannino, who rose to be consigliere of the Patriarca family in Boston. Barboza was the main hitman for the Patriarca family and a notorious psychopath. Arthur Bratsos was killed in 1966 when he was seen as too close to Barboza who had become a liability. So both the Bratsos brothers were victims of the main mob family in Boston.

We could say that he died in his law no more... that's the mafia

 

[John/Jane Doe]

James Bratsos – The Charley Project