Perrone was born to Melchiarre and Marie Perrone in Alcamo, Trapani, Sicily. Perrone emigrated to the U.S. in 1912 (at the age of 17) finding work at Detroit Stove Works as a core maker. Sam was joined at Michigan Stove Works by his brother Gaspar a couple of years later. In addition to his job at Stove Works, Perrone entered the rackets, an opportunity provided by the presence of Salvatore Catalanotte, a highly placed member of the Gianolla gang who hailed from Alcamo as well. Perrone's relation to Catalanotte (Catalanotte married a member of the Perrone family) undoubtedly helped Perrone establish himself during the early years of prohibition with the leaders of the Giannola gang. It was this association which earned Santo his first arrest on a charge of murder on January 12, 1920 when p
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| - Perrone was born to Melchiarre and Marie Perrone in Alcamo, Trapani, Sicily. Perrone emigrated to the U.S. in 1912 (at the age of 17) finding work at Detroit Stove Works as a core maker. Sam was joined at Michigan Stove Works by his brother Gaspar a couple of years later. In addition to his job at Stove Works, Perrone entered the rackets, an opportunity provided by the presence of Salvatore Catalanotte, a highly placed member of the Gianolla gang who hailed from Alcamo as well. Perrone's relation to Catalanotte (Catalanotte married a member of the Perrone family) undoubtedly helped Perrone establish himself during the early years of prohibition with the leaders of the Giannola gang. It was this association which earned Santo his first arrest on a charge of murder on January 12, 1920 when p
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| - Perrone was born to Melchiarre and Marie Perrone in Alcamo, Trapani, Sicily. Perrone emigrated to the U.S. in 1912 (at the age of 17) finding work at Detroit Stove Works as a core maker. Sam was joined at Michigan Stove Works by his brother Gaspar a couple of years later. In addition to his job at Stove Works, Perrone entered the rackets, an opportunity provided by the presence of Salvatore Catalanotte, a highly placed member of the Gianolla gang who hailed from Alcamo as well. Perrone's relation to Catalanotte (Catalanotte married a member of the Perrone family) undoubtedly helped Perrone establish himself during the early years of prohibition with the leaders of the Giannola gang. It was this association which earned Santo his first arrest on a charge of murder on January 12, 1920 when police found the body of Angelo Russo shot and stabbed near Southern Ave., and Miller Rd. Witnesses reported seeing Russo abducted from a location in the eastern portion of the city a few hours before his body was found. This arrest was the first of many outbursts of violence which led to Perrone's acquisition of nicknames like "The shark" and "The enforcer". Perrone spent less than twenty-four hours in the custody of the Detroit police and Wayne County sheriffs before being let go. It would be another 10 years before Perrone would be arrested again.
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