On April 10,1999 little known mob associate Gino Marconi stepped out onto his front porch on 20th Street near Porter Street followed by a female friend and was promptly shot to death by an assassin using a rifle. His friend was seriously wounded. The daring Mob hit has never been solved, no one has been charged.

Marconi’s murder is one of six the Philly Prime Podcast & Mobtalksitdown.com are delving into with veteran and retired Philly Crime Scene Unit investigator John Taggart who was involved in these cases. We will talk about the murder, the motive, the rifle that was recovered and the suspect’s van that was torched right in front of Marconi’s house seconds after the crime.