Calogero Blanda – aka “Charles Blanda” – was born to Italian immigrant parents in the town of Ames, Iowa on November 2, 1899.
At some point in his early adult life, Blanda relocated to the State of Colorado and settled in the City of Pueblo. This is where he would eventually get married and raise a family, conduct his criminal affairs, and remain for the rest of his life.
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