You can find more historical details on the case at The Mob Museum and Find a Grave .
The primary catalyst for the hit was a meeting between Jackson and FBI agent Bill Roemer in 1960. Although Jackson reportedly refused to cooperate, the mere fact that the FBI approached him raised suspicions among Outfit bosses, particularly Fiore "Fifi" Buccieri. Key Details from the Autopsy Findings
Despite the coroner’s initial statement of a "cardiac event," several factors fueled conspiracy:
: The autopsy noted multiple cuts, razor blade slices, and a puncture wound in his right ear from a sharp object.
The fluorescent lights of the basement archive hummed with a sound that grated on Elias’s teeth. He had been down here for three hours, digging through the "Cold Storage" boxes—cases that the Bureau had quietly shelved over the decades.
The torture was allegedly carried out at a meatpacking plant by high-ranking Outfit members, including: Fiore Buccieri James Torello David Yaras