Baltimore

Angelo Salvatore Perrera (1912-1972), a member of the Baltimore faction of the Gambino Crime Family, liked his street name Angelo Muscles. Born in Enfield, Connecticut in 1934 Perrera was found guilty of perjury and served 30 days in jail. In 1944 Perrera along with Joseph M. La Terza was arrested for manslaughter in connection with the death of Christopher Cibelli of Newark, NJ. Angelo and three others were found guilty and were sentenced to two years in prison. In 1961 Angelo along with his younger brother Orlando Perrera and Benjamin Wildstein was all charged with the slaying of Edward J. Castranda who was a used car salesman, The charged was later dropped. Perrera died on April 23, 1972, in Baltimore.