North End Murders- BERNARD ZINNA, 41

It is surprising Zinna lasted as long as he did. He was a small fish swimming in a small pool with some much larger killer fish. Maybe it is hard for some people to leave town. But when you know your life is not worth the cost of a postage stamp you should think about leaving. In April 1969, nine months before his murder, a gangster with a shotgun took a run at him. Zinna was wounded but not critically. Zinna would not disclose the identity of the assailant. Perhaps he thought that keeping quiet would inure to his benefit. Zinna should know there is only one way to get off the “hit list” and that is to get hit. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:184/0*iJfupbDNSoBfWZsX.jpg" style="height:300px; width:204px" /> Back in 1955, 29-year-old Zinna got the bright idea to set fire to an empty house in East Boston. If you know that section of Boston, you know that each house is separated from another by no more than a narrow alley. <a href="https://medium.com/@mattatty/north-end-murders-bernard-zinna-41-fad776c004d8">Click Here</a>