PA PA- Arnold Giovanetti, 41, Philadelphia, 10 Aug 1977

[MadMcGoo]

• The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) MP41712

ARNOLD GIOVANETTI

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Date of Last Contact: August 10, 1977
Missing From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Sex: Male
Age: 41
Height: 5' 6" - 5' 9" (66 - 69 Inches)
Weight: 140 - 145 lbs
Hair Color: Brown; Dark brownish black in color
Eye Color: Brown
Clothing: Last seen wearing a tan shirt, pants and blue leisure shoe

Circumstances of Disappearance: He was headed to a house at 19th and Reed Street but never made it. His 1977 White Cadillac Eldorado was found Thursday in the parking lot at International Airport. His family took his picture to the ticket counters in the airport. Two Eastern Air Lines employed said they may have seen GIOVANETTI at a ticket counter and in an airport restaurant in the company of two men. He may have bought a ticket to Montreal, they said. But when Mrs. Giovanetti's brother went to New York to talk to a stewardess on the Montreal flight, the stewardess did not recognize the his picture, she said.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Another photo of him here:
PHILLY BOXING HISTORY - Adolf Ritacco - Might Have Been a Jockey

 

[victoriarobinson642]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
He somewhat reminds me of Charles City John Doe (though I do take clay reconstructions with a grain of salt).

 

[MadMcGoo]

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
He somewhat reminds me of Charles City John Doe (though I do take clay reconstructions with a grain of salt).

I see a resemblance. He’s a few years outside the estimated age range (15-39), but I wonder if those were his style of clothing. Can’t hurt to submit.

 

[alb1on]

Bump.
Quite an interesting case. Giovanetti was a significant figure but the question is who he was working with or for. Philadelphia boxing was largely controlled by the mob for decades. An article in Boxing News at The misadventures of a boxing manager | Boxing News from 2022 refers to the belief that Giovanetti was connected to organised crime. From census records on Ancestry it seems probable that Giovanetti was 44 when he disappeared rather than 41 as both the 1940 and 1950 census show a birth in 1933. This is also more consistent with him becoming a boxing manager in the 1950s. A story from Sports Illustrated from 1964, archived at https://vault.si.com/vault/1964/05/18/a-mighty-desirable-fellow quotes Joey Giardello (the world champion he 'advised') saying that Arnold claimed to be 28 but was really 32. The answer to this case almost certainly connects to the Philadelphia mob.

 

[alb1on]

There is an oddity concerning the disappearance of Arnold. As an associate of the Philadelphia mob (or even if he was associated with another mob family) action against him in the area controlled by the Philadelphia family would have required the consent of Angelo Bruno, the head of the family. But Bruno was possibly the least murderous mafia don of all and there is no suggestion anywhere of his even being aware of Giovanetti. This makes the disappearance more puzzling as either someone (a rogue member or another family) acted against the rules or the mob were not the primary players. It could have been a minor play in the start of the war to overthrow Bruno (which succeeded in 1980) but 1977 seems too early (and Giovanetti too insignificant). I remain convinced Arnold met an end at the hands of criminal associates, but the mob were not the only criminal players in boxing and I am now leaning toward the guilty being from other interests.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Arnold is still missing

Missing Person / NamUs #MP41712

View NamUs missing person case MP41712 for Arnold Giovanetti missing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Date of last contact: Aug 10, 1977. NCMEC case number: --.

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