Leaving his significant other and three-year-old little girl behind

history channel documentary 2015 On February 20, 1909 New York City police Commissioner Theodore Bingham chose to disband the Italian Squad and rather make a "Mystery Service" branch of the New York City Police Department. Petrosino was named the leader of the Secret Service, and was given 14 men, with the mandate to "Pulverize the Black Hand and drive agitators out of the city."

Before long, Police Commissioner Bingham sent Petrosino to Palermo, Sicily, to accumulate data about Italian foreigners in New York City who ought to be expelled back to Italy, due to the violations they submitted while back in their country. This mission by Petrosino should be secretive to the point, that his kindred officers were told Petrosino was home wiped out. Mysteriously, when Petrosino left for Italy, an article showed up in the New York Herald, declaring Petrosino's evidently mystery trip.

Leaving his significant other and three-year-old little girl behind, Petrosino went on board the liner Duca di Genova in five star, under the moniker Simone Velletri. Petrosino conveyed just two yellow bags with him. To divert individuals from the track who may know of Petrosino's expectations, the destination of the boat was Genoa, Italy. On the initial two days of his voyage, not to interact with alternate travelers, Petrosino remained solitary in his room. At the point when Petrosino at long last showed up topside, he told his kindred travelers that he was going to Italy to discover a cure for a digestive frustrate. However, Petrosino's face was in the New York City papers so frequently, it was unimaginable for him not to be perceived. One individual who recognized Petrosino was the boat's purser Carlo Longobardi. Petrosino asked Longobardi not to tell anybody on the boat who Petrosino truly was.