Laura Locatelli (born 1924) was an Italian-American prostitute who worked at the Garden of Eden brothel in Manhattan, New York City. She was regularly hired by mafioso Joe Barbaro, with Locatelli developing a fondness for him. Additionally, after Barbaro's best friend Vito Scaletta helped Locatelli with a harasser on 20 February 1945, she also developed an interest in him. Locatelli continued seeing Barbaro into the 1950s, especially at the Garden of Eden where she worked.
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