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Thomas Kapatos (January 1, 1915 – January 22, 1977), nicknamed as "Tommy the Greek", was a Greek-American gangster who was associated with the Irish mob in New York City. A convicted armed robber, Kapatos was an enforcer for Hell's Kitchen crime boss Mickey Spillane during his war against Jimmy Coonan in the 1970s.
Thomas Kapatos. On October 6, 1937, Albert DiLlulio died from multiple gunshots, and his body was found in the doorway of a barbershop on 48th Street in New York City. Soon after the shooting, a police officer saw Thomas Kapatos running away from the alleged crime site and catching a taxicab.
- New York
- 1937
- Murder
- NY
US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit - 432 F.2d 110 (2d Cir. 1970) Argued September 14, 1970. Decided October 6, 1970. Patrick M. Wall, New York City (Theodore Rosenberg, Brooklyn, N. Y., of counsel), for petitioner-appellant.
"Thomas Kapatos was wrongly convicted in 1938 of second-degree murder in New York City and sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.
Thomas Callahan and Thomas Kapatos appeal from convictions for conspiring to rob a bank money truck in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 371 (1964) and for transporting a stolen automobile in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 2312 (1964).
A search of the occupant, who was Thomas Kapatos, the present petitioner, disclosed that he had two guns in his possession, a .38 calibre Smith & Wessen police revolver and a .32 calibre revolver. The .38 calibre revolver was warm and contained four discharged cartridges.
Thomas Kapatos (January 1, 1915 – January 22, 1977), nicknamed as "Tommy the Greek", was a Greek-American gangster who was associated with the Irish mob in New York City. A convicted armed robber, Kapatos was an enforcer for Hell's Kitchen crime boss Mickey Spillane during his war against Jimmy Coonan in the 1970s.
