Being present, Sina Essary observed as her husband took three bullets to the body before stumbling into Mulberry Street and dying there. The nightmare took place on April 7, 1972, in Little Italy, New York, at Umberto’s Clam House. Who was the husband of Sina? That was Joey Gallo, also known as Crazy Joe, a flamboyant and learned crime boss from New York. To learn more about Sina, her daughter, and husband, continue reading.
The Personal Life of Sina Essary
When Sina was 18 years old, she enrolled in the Sisters of St. Joseph convent after attending Catholic schools in Ohio. Yet once, while she was on sick leave, she reconnected with an old flame and became pregnant. Unexpectedly, her stay at the convent came to an end. They had a daughter named Lisa when she married her ex-boyfriend, but they eventually got divorced. Sina became aware that her daughter was a theatrical genius while she was employed at a jewelry business in Ohio. They both relocated to New York, where Lisa’s career took off as she quickly rose to fame as a Broadway kid star.
At age 29, Sina and Joey started dating, and Joey insisted that they get hitched. In March 1972, after divorcing Jeffie, he wed. As Joey attacked and yelled at Sina shortly after they got married, Sina recognized that he was carrying a ghost from the past.
She went to Umberto’s Clam House for breakfast with Joey, his sister, and a bodyguard three weeks after she wed Joey and the day after Joey’s birthday party. It was in New York’s Little Italy. Unannounced gunmen plowed through the door and started fire. Sina quickly sprung into action to save her kid, bringing her to the ground and draping a coat over her. Joey tried to shield the others by turning the table, but three times he got caught in his arm, spine, and carotid artery. He stumbled outside the door before passing out on the sidewalk.
In 1991, Sina relocated to Leiper’s Fork to get away from the chaos and for her security after Joey passed away.
About Her Husband
Joe Gallo was born to Umberto and Mary Gallo in Red Hook, Brooklyn. During Prohibition, his father was a bootlegger who used his profits to fund a loan-sharking enterprise. He didn’t try to stop his sons from being involved in neighborhood crime. Gallo suffered head injuries in a car accident not long after leaving Brooklyn High School. He started imitating the gangster Tommy Udo and reciting movie speech in 1949 after seeing the movie Kiss of Death.
He started out as a hitman and enforcer for Joe Profaci of the Profaci family. From his headquarters at “The Dormitory,” a three-story brick tenement at 51 President Street, he also directly controlled a number of businesses.
Gallo was found guilty of extortion and conspiracy in November 1961 for attempting to extort money from a businessman. He received a sentence of seven to fourteen years in prison later that December. In April 1971, he was released from prison and resumed his infamous gang involvement. He was assassinated on April 7, 1972.
Gallo was portrayed by Sebastian Maniscalco in the upcoming movie The Irishman. He is also portrayed in the films Crazy Joe, The Offer, and Mob Town.
Wrapping Up
Sina’s transition from being a nun to becoming the wife of a prominent mobster was, in her opinion, a difficult rollercoaster.