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AntComello wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 8:42 am And didn’t Massino’s family disown him and cut ties?

Yes, they did. In both books on Massino that I have read that is mentioned. His daughters and wife were very upset and couldn't understand why he did it. They cut ties and remained in Howard Beach the entirely of the time.

dave wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:21 pm

DonPeppino386 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 11:44 am For anyone interested here is some info on the book: https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781 ... the-mafia/

They just did a VladTV interview:

https://youtu.be/13wnTc3X5yM?si=r3jY-_S-Vp89f8Bi

Thanks for the heads up.

Based on the well-reported paranoia of Casso alone, I wouldn't be surprised. However, I don't recall Little Al ever mentioning it and he spent ALOT of time with Gaspipe so who knows.

Yeah I only see sporadic posts now. Doesnt seem to be kept up to date.

You get what you signed up for. There’s nothing glamorous or especially honorable about killing your “friends.” To me these individuals willingly accept the potential consequences that are intrinsic to that way of life. Which is why I generally don’t view the internal mafia violence the same way I ...

Mafiosi do hurt people outside of the life, be they intentional targets, collateral damage, or family/friends of the victims. However, it is generally true throughout mafia history that they mostly hurt each other. This is a philosophical question maybe, but how do you feel about the idea of someon...

jmack wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 7:00 am

AntComello wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:25 am When the fuck was Massino “trim”

1943

NYNighthawk wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 9:01 pm Will Vinny Gorgeous Basciano send a sympathy card?

LMAO. Gold

OcSleeper wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 12:25 pm Just last week Anastasia confirmed the crow is still alive but made it seem he may have some dementia going on.

Interesting...where did you see this?

chin_gigante wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 12:35 am From looking into it recently, the D'Urso tapes are really fascinating and I hope we get more transcripts in this book

Agreed Chin. Really hoping for expended content there.

For anyone interested here is some info on the book: https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781510778023/war-against-the-mafia/ "Deavstated the mob in America." Great subtitle from a publishing perspective. Hyperbole? Absolutely. But that's what you need to stand out on the bookshelves. Haha...

SonnyBlackstein wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 12:17 pm

DonPeppino386 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 11:44 am For anyone interested here is some info on the book: https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781 ... the-mafia/

Great stuff Peppino.

Grazie Sonny.

For anyone interested here is some info on the book: https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781 ... the-mafia/

Thanks for posting. Really looking forward to this book coming out.

If true I feel like this story would have broken earlier if it happened a few days ago.. Not sure about that. If he’s in the program they don’t release that info for years sometimess. It was never formally announced that Tommy DelGiorno had died. Schratwieser eventually found out about it somehow y...

1980 Dominick 'Donnie' Somma Thomas 'Shorty' Spero Angelo 'Jilly' Greca Eliezer Shkolnik (former abortionist killed by Greg Scarpa jr and Joseph “Joe Brewster”De Domenico. Greg Scarpa admitted it was his first murder and that his father was proud.) We can add the reasoning for Shorty Speros murder....