![]() ![]() It was under his reign that Gotti became an official Mafioso, “a made man.”Įight years later, Gotti would ensure Castellano was unmade, fatally shot in the street. ![]() By the time he was sprung in 1977, leadership of the Gambino family had passed to a cousin, Paul Castellano. Roy Cohn represented Gotti and plea-bargained the charge down to attempted manslaughter. They got the job done, but were sloppy, and were nabbed. When boss Carlo Gambino’s nephew was kidnapped and killed, Gotti was part of the hit squad sent after the murderer. ![]() By 1965, he was a soldier in the Gambino crew, collecting debts and hijacking trucks. No one made fun of him more than once, though.Ī tough guy from the start, Gotti’s first arrest was for burglary. His father was abusive, and kids mocked John’s second-hand clothes and mismatched shoes. Born in the Bronx in 1940, he grew up in East New York, the whole family of 15 crowded into one apartment. Mug shot of Gambino crime family member Angelo Ruggiero, childhood friend of John J. ![]()
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