He became a made member of the Gambino family in 1994. Ecola "The Eagle" Baldelli. In 1990, Gravano was involved in two murders, the first of which was Eddie Garofalo, a demolition contractor who made the mistake of running afoul of the Gambinos. Somewhere around that time Gambino soldier Alfred Santantonio became an informant but he was NY 3864-C-TE. Over the years, there was nothing I couldn't ask of him. [align=center:f8vo7m63][youtube:f8vo7m63]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyzMBM9FSrc[/youtube:f8vo7m63][/align:f8vo7m63]. Lived at 185 West Houston Street. He requested a mercy killing; however, he died of lung cancer before this could happen. Afterwards, he began acting like a cowboy, doing scores without paying Sammy and blowing thousands of dollars on his crack cocaine addiction. While Milito was drinking some espresso, Carneglia shot him to death. Roy DeMeo was someone he knew not to get into any kind of conflict with. When Castellano was indicted for both his connection to Roy DeMeos stolen car ring and as part of the Mafia Commission Trial, he learned his own house had been bugged on the basis of evidence from the Ruggiero tapes and he became livid. However, at Gottis RICO trial, Diane Giacalone, the head prosecutor, revealed that Johnson had been an informant for the FBI for years. Despite the long history of business and friendship between Louie and Sammy, they had a falling out in the mid 1980s. Once a top hitman for Sammy, Nicholas Nicky Cowboy Mormando was present for the Fiala hit in 1982. I pointed the gun at the back of his head. In one interview with Howard Blum, Gravano boasted: They send a hit team down, Ill kill them. Ettore Zappi was a close associate of Carlo Gambino and held interests in many restaurants in New York and Florida. They are generally listed in alphabetical order. Sammy could sense that if he had pressed the issue, Scarpa might have a serious problem even in his own family. On his Our Thing podcast, he gives the details of murder after murder. Gravano described the experience thusly: As that Beatles song played, I became a killer. Gravano was well aware of Scarpas fierce reputation. We were on one of our Sunday expeditions when Dad pointed it out to us. Frank "The Bear" Basto. [1], FBI surveillance photograph of Gravano, Gotti, Amuso and Casso. I smelt the gunpowder. [2] Castellano had a particular interest in the construction business. The Gravano Crew was a group of gangsters within the Gambino Crime Family who were loyal to Salvatore Gravano, he took over the crew from Salvatore Auriello. Three years after his death, DeCurtis son Gregory was shot to death while sitting in a stretched limo. He wore sweats and gold chains, and he had tattoos, Jesus on one arm and a rose on the other. He handled my appointments and kept me straight about what had to be done. After Old Man Paruta and Stymie died, Louie said, I know what you're feeling. Fellow Gravano crew member Mickey DeBatt had also become addicted to crack and Sammy blamed Nicky for it. Gravano and his family lived on 78th street in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, New York. Despite Gravanos rise in status to consigliere, Gotti continued to use Gravano for the task of murder. Please Open it up to activate your account. Gravano claimed in his book Underboss that before the Castellano hit, Milito had become much closer to Castellano and Bilotti. Louie was the triggerman on several of Sammys early murders. My compliments. When Sammy Gravano switched from the Colombos to the Gambinos, he was placed in Aurellos crew. He continued to assert his physical presence through violence as he grew up, and his parents were forced to sign him out of school when he was 16 years old. [1] Gravano arranged a meeting with DiBernardo where Joe Paruta, a member of Gravanos crew, shot DiBernardo twice in the back of the head as the underboss watched. Even then, I knew not to ask any questions. All Rights Reserved. Conversely, Sammy was one of the few guys Scarpa respected and maybe had a bit of fear towards. Congrats to those who had the over. He would rule until his disappearance and murder in 1951. Scarpa was using the spot to have a meeting with an associate which turned hostile. In June, Gravano was approached by Ruggiero and, supposedly at Gottis behest, given orders to murder capo Robert DiBernardo for making negative remarks about Gottis leadership. It was a fairly minor incident between two future legendary mobsters. I believe Toddo died in 1998 and he remained a loyal soldier of The Gambino's ever since. Sammy got permission and had him made on his death bed. But these guys listed below reported to Dellacroce (there may have been others but these are the ones I know about): Very accurate and informative list CNote. As a teenager Sammy got involved with a gang named the Rampers, he also picked up boxing and body building. Gravano then became a part of the Gambino family in order to avoid conflict with Colombo mobster Ralph Spero. They destroyed everything in their path, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage to the club. I felt the rage inside me. On weekends, my father would sometimes take me with him to "the club" in Bensonhurst. guests, and 3 Indictments were issued and Gravano, in need of money to pay his legal bills, quit his construction job and went on a self-described robbing rampage for a year and a half. New and updated bios will be highlighted under the Gambino Family Spotlight tab in thesidebar column. No one just walked into a room and said hello; it was always a handshake, and there always seemed to be an order of whose hand should be shaken first. Sammy got permission and had him made on his death bed. He once told Sammy his team did over 200 hits. Sammy knew that this just changed from a high risk hit to a suicide situation. An older version of Toddo attended Carlo Gambino's funeral in 1976. I think he didn't feel like taking part in the new regime so he chose to retire. Its better than cancer. They didnt call him Cowboy for nothing, he had a serious reputation for violence, and also one as a drug addict. Before the transaction was completed, Fiala began to act as if he had already purchased the club. . [8] Failla and fellow capo Daniel Marino were two of Castellanos closest associates before his death and both men were in on Gigantes plot. The son of Joseph Stymie DAngelo, Little Joey grew up in the world of the Gambino family. //