Joseph “The Animal” Barboza
Joe (the Animal) Barboza, known as a Boston psychotic killer working as a mobster, was so vicious he “made Caligula look like a saint. (Caligula was known as a cruel and unpredictable leader during the Roman empire.)
After Barboza turned state's evidence in 1970, he tallied his violent crimes at 75 stabbings, 500 beatings and around 20 murders, give or take a few gut cleanses on corpses. He sounds like Hugh Glass in The Revenant, only he didn't gut them to survive, Barboza did it for the sheer pleasure of killing. He is known as the most feared hitman of the 60's, and achieved his moniker, "The Animal" during an incident at a nightclub when he bit out part of a man’s cheek after a disagreement.
For a while he pursued a career as a boxer, winning 8 out of his 12 fights under the moniker of “The Baron.” Despite several attempts to make a legitimate living he always returned to crime. In 1950 he served a 5 years sentence at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute, during which he assaulted guards and other inmates on numerous occasions. Three years into his sentence he escaped with fellow inmates, though was soon recaptured.
After Barboza turned state's evidence in 1970, he tallied his violent crimes at 75 stabbings, 500 beatings and around 20 murders, give or take a few gut cleanses on corpses. He sounds like Hugh Glass in The Revenant, only he didn't gut them to survive, Barboza did it for the sheer pleasure of killing. He is known as the most feared hitman of the 60's, and achieved his moniker, "The Animal" during an incident at a nightclub when he bit out part of a man’s cheek after a disagreement.
For a while he pursued a career as a boxer, winning 8 out of his 12 fights under the moniker of “The Baron.” Despite several attempts to make a legitimate living he always returned to crime. In 1950 he served a 5 years sentence at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute, during which he assaulted guards and other inmates on numerous occasions. Three years into his sentence he escaped with fellow inmates, though was soon recaptured.
After his release, he became involved with big time gangsters
and started his own burglary ring. Around this time he also began his first
work as a hitman for the Patriarca Crime Family. Over the years the number of
his victims grew, as did his reputation as a contract killer. His preferred
murder weapon was a silenced pistol, though it is thought he also experimented
with car bombs. Barboza soon became a powerful and respected figure in the
criminal underworld; however his rash personality and violent reputation soon
made him dangerous enemies.
After being imprisoned on murder charges, he learned that his old criminal friends were plotting to assassinate him.. That's when he agreed to testify against mob boss Raymond Patriarca, in return for protection by the FBI.
On Feb. 11, 1976, Barboza, living under the assumed name of Joe Donati, finally met his death when he left his San Francisco apartment and was hit by four shotgun blasts fired from a Ford van. The Animal was carrying a Colt .38, but never got the chance to use it.
Even F. Lee Bailey, his one-time lawyer learned of his death, he said, “With all due respect for my former client, I don’t think society has suffered a great loss.”
After being imprisoned on murder charges, he learned that his old criminal friends were plotting to assassinate him.. That's when he agreed to testify against mob boss Raymond Patriarca, in return for protection by the FBI.
On Feb. 11, 1976, Barboza, living under the assumed name of Joe Donati, finally met his death when he left his San Francisco apartment and was hit by four shotgun blasts fired from a Ford van. The Animal was carrying a Colt .38, but never got the chance to use it.
Even F. Lee Bailey, his one-time lawyer learned of his death, he said, “With all due respect for my former client, I don’t think society has suffered a great loss.”
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