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Italian mob boss

John Donato Torrio^[1] (born Donato Torrio, Italian:[doˈnaːtoˈtɔrrjo]; January 20, – April 16, ) was an Italian-born mobster who helped build the Chicago Outfit in the s later inherited by his protégé Al Capone.^[2] Torrio proposed a National Crime Syndicate in the s and later became an adviser to Lucky Luciano and his Luciano crime family.

Torrio had several nicknames, primarily "The Fox" for his cunning and finesse.^[3] The US Treasury official Elmer Irey considered him "the biggest gangster in America" and wrote, "He was the smartest and, I dare say, the best of all the hoodlums.

'Best' referring to talent, not morals".^[4] Virgil W. Peterson of the Chicago Crime Commission stated that his "talents as an organizational genius were widely respected by the major gang bosses in the New York City area".^[5] Crime journalist Herbert Asbury affirmed: "As an organizer and administrator of under