Salvatore Testa was a 28-year-old Italian-American mobster found murdered on September 14, 1984, in Gloucester Township, New Jersey. His body was discovered hogtied at the side of a dirt road; he had been shot in the back of the head.

Testa, known as Salvie and called the Crowned Prince of the Philadelphia Mob, was the son of former boss Philip The Chicken Man Testa. Testa had also broken off an engagement to the daughter of Salvatore Chuckie Merlino, which is described as deepening tensions.

The narrative places Joe Pungitore as the associate who lured Testa to the Something Sweet candy store in South Philadelphia, where Salvatore Wayne Grande allegedly waited and fired two shots into Testa’s head. The murder is described as a pivotal betrayal that damaged confidence in Scarfo’s leadership.

If anyone knew Testa, his movements that day, or the people named in this account, please share what information is available.