The Aprile crew are the secondary antagonists of the HBO crime series The Sopranos.
They are an Italian American Mafia gang operating under the DiMeo crime family (also known as the Soprano crime family) in New Jersey.
Despite being the highest earning crew for the family, many of the gang members are known for being unhinged, temperamental, chaotic, reckless, impulsive, stupid and excessively violent, even by mobster standards. This has resulted in them being the cause of many a headache to the boss, Tony Soprano, and he butts heads with many members of the crew over the series, most notably Captains Richie Aprile and Ralph Cifaretto. Many members are killed or die prematurely over the series, resulting in the gang being viewed as cursed.
After several years of chaos within the gang, Tony decided to merge the Aprile crew with the Gervasi crew and placing them under Paulie Gualtieri, though he warned Paulie that the Apriles were a "Chinese dumpster fire."
Curse[]
Every captain or leading member of the Aprile crew died prematurely or were killed, resulting in them being viewed as cursed.
- Jackie Aprile Sr., who also worked as boss of the DiMeos, died of stomach cancer relatively young.
- Richie Aprile Sr. was shot to death by Janice Soprano after hitting her.
- Gigi Cestone died of stress while on the toilet.
- Ralph Cifaretto was beaten and strangled to death by Tony Soprano.
- Vito Spatafore Sr. was ousted after being found out as gay, and was later brutally beaten to death under orders from New York mobster Phil Leotardo, who was the cousin of Vito's wife.
External Link[]
- The Aprile Crew on The Sopranos Wiki
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DiMeo Crime Family Lupertazzi Crime Family Vittorio/Zucca Camorra family Philadelphia Crime Family/Buscetta Crime Family Other | ||