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2 days ago · John Gotti died at a federal prison hospital in Missouri on June 10, 2002, bringing an end to a bloody chapter in Mafia history. The Early Life Of John Gotti. John Joseph Gotti was born in the Bronx on Oct. 27, 1940. He was the fifth of 13 children and was raised in poverty. Gotti was resentful of his father for not taking care of his large family.
2 days ago · On March 18, 1980, Gotti's second-youngest child Frank, aged 12, was hit by a car driven by a neighbor, John Favara. The incident was a pure accident, and the Gottis and Favaras had been friendly, their children being playmates. But this was something Gotti could not forgive. Article continues below advertisement.
2 days ago · On Dec. 11, 1990, the FBI and NYPD raided the Ravenite Social Club one more time, arresting Gotti, Gravano and consigliere Frank Locascio, working again with the information provided through the bugs placed throughout the club.
3 days ago · In 1981, he and captain Salvatore Testa allegedly beat up Frank D'Alfonso, on orders of Scarfo. In January 1988, he was indicted on murder, attempted murder, extortion, gambling and conspiracy to distribute narcotic charges, alongside boss Nicky Scarfo and 18 others.
3 days ago · Frank Costello testifying before the U.S. Senate investigating committee headed by Estes Kefauver, 1951. (more) Frank Costello was made acting boss in Genovese’s absence. Genovese was arrested and extradited, but by 1946 the witnesses in the case had been murdered, and he was freed.
2 days ago · The Pittsburgh crime family, [4] also known as the LaRocca crime family [5] or the Pittsburgh Mafia, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [1] [6] The LaRocca family is one of the original 26 Mafia families in the United States. [7] .
4 days ago · DiGiorgio married John Gotti, and together they had five children: Angel, Victoria Gotti, John A. Gotti, Frank, and Peter J. Gotti. John Gotti, the infamous American organized crime figure, died on June 10, 2002.
