The Endrizzi Family

The Endrizzi Family is a former cadet family under La Famiglia Nostra. While serving under the Calabreses, they acted mostly as enforcers, soldiers, hitmen, and extortionists. The Endrizzis were widely feared due to their reputation for brutality and bloodshed. They also had a well-known affinity for dogs and ran an illegal dogfighting and cockfighting ring. Their headquarters was a large, isolated compound outside of Chicago with many acres for their dogs to roam.

Alfredo Endrizzi
Alfredo Endrizzi (age 56 - nicknamed 'Fredo') is the patriarch of the Endrizzi family and the former underboss. He was forced to give up his title after being captured in a Streetsweeper raid on an Endrizzi dogfighting arena. Alfredo has been convicted of multiple murders, kidnappings, and assaults. This notoriously violent and terrifying man is now facing the electric chair on Death Row. Up until recently, the Calabreses and their lawyers were fighting to save Alfredo from execution. However, with the Endrizzi family's recent betrayal of their omerta, Claudia has opted to let Alfredo face the chair without any further help from her.

Alfredo and Vincentio used to be very close friends. However, their relationship soured when Vincentio married Claudia instead of Alfredo's sister Carlotta. Alfredo remained loyal to the Family, but held the insult deep in his heart. This snub - though unintentional (Vincentio married Claudia due to an unintended pregnancy) - planted the seeds of a long-held grudge that eventually lead to the Endrizzis breaking their omerta.

Riccardo Endrizzi
Riccardo (age 21 - nicknamed 'Ricky') is older of the two Endrizzi Twins - the sons of Alfredo and Azalea Endrizzi. Riccardo is the more loudmouthed and egotistical of the twins. He's blustery, noisy, and quick to anger. Most of the Family regards Riccardo as fairly harmless, however. Riccardo is swift to make threats and will whip out his knife at the slightest provocation, but he tends not to follow through. He's still decent in a fight, but his bark is far worse than his bite. Riccardo participated in the kidnapping of Mattheo and Giulietta but escaped with his brother before the final confrontation.

Giuseppe Endrizzi
Giuseppe (age 21 - nicknamed 'Pepe') is the younger of the two Endrizzi Twins. Unlike his brother, Giuseppe tends to be quieter and only speaks when he finds it necessary. He usually lets Riccardo do the talking - since Riccardo has enough bluster and fury for the both of them. Giuseppe is not shy, merely taciturn. Most of the time, his blade is all he needs to make a point. Giuseppe is a natural-born killer, a dyed-in-the-wool sociopath, and one of the most vicious fighters in the Endrizzi family. He kills with brutal efficiency and doesn't flinch at gore or violence. Giuseppe played a critical role in the kidnapping of Mattheo and Giulietta, but he managed to escape with Riccardo before the final confrontation.

Azalea Endrizzi
Azalea Endrizzi (nee Esposito, age 42) is the wife of Alfredo and the mother of Riccardo, Giuseppe, and Giovanna. Azalea is a mousy, timid woman who lived in terror of her husband and sons. She was close friends with Claudia and looked up to Claudia for her beauty and strength. After Alfredo was arrested, Azalea left the Endrizzi compound and moved into an apartment near Lincoln Park. However, her apartment was sacked and burglarized after the Endrizzis broke their omerta. It's thought that the twins kidnapped their mother.

Azalea is the daughter of Gabriella Calabrese and Samuele Esposito -- making her Vincentio's niece.

Carlotta Endrizzi
Carlotta Endrizzi (age 42) is the sister of Alfredo Endrizzi. Vincentio intended to marry Carlotta after the death of his first wife, Antonia. Vincentio abruptly broke off the engagement when his girlfriend on the side, Claudia, got pregnant. The Endrizzis were deeply insulted by the snub and have held onto the grudge for years. Carlotta ended up married to Bartolomeo De Luca instead - leading to stronger bonds between the Endrizzis and De Lucas.

Estella Endrizzi
Estella Endrizzi (age 49) was the wife of Eduardo Endrizzi. Estella was Eduardo's former favorite call-girl. Rumor has it that she blackmailed him into marrying her. Estella vanished after her husband's death at the hands of Henry Scaglione.

Eduardo Endrizzi
Eduardo Endrizzi (age 54, nicknamed 'Ed' or 'Eddie') was the younger brother of Alfredo Endrizzi. Leadership defaulted to Eduardo after Alfredo was convicted. Eduardo was a championship boxer in his youth and known for his devastating right hook. Eduardo caused chaos when he caused the Endrizzis to break their omerta to La Famiglia. He kidnapped the two younger Calabrese children, Mattheo and Giulietta, and held them for ransom in exchange for James Chapel. He died at the hands of Henry Scaglione, Claudia's bodyguard.

Giovanna Endrizzi
The daughter of Alfredo and Azalea Endrizzi and older sister to the two Endrizzi twins. Since her birth, Giovanna had an arranged engagement with Alphonsus Calabrese, her first cousin once removed. However, Giovanna stunned her family when she instead began dating James Chapel. Giovanna later became a victim of the Triple Cross Killer. Her death brought massive suspicion onto James, who ended up fleeing Chicago in order to dodge the Endrizzi manhunt and find the true killer.

The De Luca Family
The De Lucas and the Endrizzis have been strong allies for many years. They had marriage ties to one another through Bartolomeo and Carlotta De Luca (nee Endrizzi). When the Endrizzis split from La Famiglia, it did not take much convincing for the De Lucas to split with them. See The De Luca Family.

Osmond Mona
Osmond Mona is an expert hitman that the Endrizzis bring in for special, high-profile jobs. He's known for his muttonchop facial hair. Osmond participated in the kidnapping of Mattheo and Giulietta Calabrese.

The Chicago Municipal Animal Control Service
The Chicago Municipal Animal Control Service was the headquarters for the legitimate side of the Endrizzi family business. They used their front as dog catchers for the city to acquire new animals for their dogfighting ring. They also stole and re-sold valuable, show-quality dogs to the highest bidder. The Animal Control Service Center came with a fully-equipped veterinary clinic which they used to patch up their men who got hurt on the job.