THE BLACK HAND FORUM

He said it in his book "Blood Oath". Still I don't think a consigliere nonetheless would handle something like a murder by himself. Knowing Caponigro, it's certainly possible, but I still think someone else did the actual shooting, like Salerno or someone.

I remember reading , George freselone saying if Anthony caponigro wanted somebody dead , believe you me he did himself

'Last Don Standing' dives into Philly mob hit man Ralph Natale's view of his boss' execution from prison

Philadelphia mob hit man/union fixer Ralph Natale reported directly to the family boss, Angelo Bruno — until Natale landed behind bars on arson and drug charges.

On the night of March 21, 1980, in an act of treachery that sent the Mafia family into a death spiral, consigliere Anthony (Tony Bananas) Caponigro targeted longtime Philly mob head Bruno in a shotgun street hit.

In this excerpt from “Last Don Standing: The Secret Life of Mob Boss Ralph Natale,” Bruno’s right-hand man Natale recounts learning about the execution while locked inside a Florida jail.

Angelo Bruno woke up that morning, kissed his wife of nearly a half-century goodbye, and walked out the front door. It was the last time the couple would ever speak.

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