Vito Giacalone’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story
James Craig
Updated on January 08, 2026
| Intro | American mobster |
| Was | Mobster |
| From | Italy United States of America |
| Type | Crime |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1924 |
| Death | 19 February 2012 (aged 88 years) |
Vito William “Billy Jack” Giacalone (April 16, 1923 – February 19, 2012) was an American organized crime figure in Detroit, serving as a capo in the Detroit Partnership. He was the younger brother of Anthony “Tony Jack” Giacalone, also a capo in the Detroit Partnership.
Vito Giacalone was described in a 1992 court document as “the most important figure in the Detroit ‘Family’ after its ‘boss’ Jack Tocco”. Furthermore, a 1992 IRS document cited Giacalone as “one of the prime suspects in the 1975 disappearance of former Teamsters leader James R. Hoffa”.
