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Law enforcement officials were puzzled in when William ”Butch”

Petrocelli, considered one of the Chicago crime syndicate`s rising young thugs, was found stabbed to death in his car at age

Petrocelli, suspected of being one of the mob`s up-and-coming hit men, had become the victim of a mob hit.

Only lately have underworld informants told federal investigators why Petrocelli was killed.

The story, which investigators say they believe, provides insight into mob operations as well as the pecking order among syndicate figures. It also shows what happens to a junior mobster trying to act on his own-especially when he wrongly claims to be acting on behalf of a top mob boss.

Informants said Petrocelli was killed because he shook down a group of robbers for mob ”street taxes” in the name of high-ranking mobster Joseph Ferriola.

They said he did so without getting Ferriola`s permission and without turning the money over to Ferriola.

When Ferriola found out, Petro