Author: James William

Who was Lauretta Giegerman, and why are people still searching for her decades after the era in which she lived? The answer is closely connected to one of the most recognizable figures in American organized-crime history: Frank Costello. Giegerman was Costello’s longtime wife, but unlike her husband, she did not build a public identity around power, business, politics, or crime. Contemporary reporting instead presents her as a private woman who lived beside a man who attracted intense attention from newspapers, investigators, politicians, and law enforcement. There is also an important issue with her name. While “Lauretta Giegerman” has become a…