Gotti's Boys: The Mafia Crew That Killed for John Gotti

About this episode

The episode explores the notorious figures who committed murders for John Gotti, detailing their violent actions and roles within the Gambino crime family.

Meet the men who murdered for the mob—and made John Gotti the most powerful and deadly crime boss in America . . . They called him the “Teflon Don.” But in his short reign as the head of the Gambino crime family, John Gotti wracked up a lifetime of charges from gambling, extortion, and tax evasion to racketeering, conspiracy, and five convictions of murder. He didn’t do it alone. Surrounding himself with a rogues gallery of contract killers, fixers, and enforcers, he built one of the richest, most powerful crime empires in modern history. Who were these men? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anthony M. DeStefano takes you inside Gotti’s inner circle to reveal the dark hearts and violent deeds of the most remorseless and cold-blooded characters in organized crime. Men so vicious even the other Mafia families were terrified of them. Meet Gotti’s Boys . . . * Charles Carneglia: the ruthless junkyard dog who allegedly disposed of bodies for the mob—by dissolving them in acid then displaying their jewels. * Gene Gotti: the younger Gotti brother who ran a multimillion-dollar drug smuggling ring—enraging his bosses in the Gambino family. * Angelo “Quack-Quack” Ruggiero: the loose-lipped…

People in this episode

Host: The Opperman Report

Guest: Anthony M. DeStefano

Topics covered

• Mafia
• John Gotti
• organized crime
• contract killers
• crime families

Keywords

• John Gotti
• Mafia
• contract killers
• Gambino family
• organized crime
• Anthony M. DeStefano

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gambino crime family

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