John Gotti
Gambino crime boss who ordered Castellano's murder and evaded conviction until 1992.
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He became known as "the Dapper Don" for his expensive clothes and outspoken personality, and later as "the Teflon Don" after three high-profile acquittals.[1]
Key facts and history
Gotti was born on October 27, 1940, in the Bronx, New York City, the fifth of thirteen children.[2] Gotti married Victoria DiGiorgio on March 6, 1962, and they had five children.[3] He was initiated into the Gambino family in 1977 and immediately promoted to captain of the Bergin crew.[4] Gotti was convicted on all charges in 1992 and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.[5]
After his family relocated to East New York, Brooklyn, by the time he turned 12, Gotti experienced a childhood marked by poverty and left Franklin K. Lane High School at age 16 without graduating.[6] A gathering of twenty captains on January 15, 1986, resulted in Gotti's formal appointment as the new boss of the Gambino family.[7]
What the cited sources add
A 60 Minutes report states that Gotti Sr. "was the most famous mobster of his generation" and wore "$2,000 Italian suits and hand-painted ties".[8] The same report quotes Gotti Jr. saying his father "loved the action" and "hated money".[8] The Fox News account notes that Favara disappeared on July 28, 1980, and the Gottis provided hotel receipts showing they were in Florida.[9]
References
- Wikipedia, "John Gotti" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Maas, p. 452 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "John Gotti" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Selwyn Raab, "John Gotti, Head of the Gambino Crime Family, Dies at 61", The New York Times, June 11, 2002; Capeci, Mustain (1996), pp. 25–26; Victoria Gotti, "This Family of Mine: What It Was Like Growing Up Gotti", Gallery Books, 2009; Selwyn Raab, "John Gotti, Head of the Gambino Crime Family, Dies at 61", The New York Times, June 11, 2002; "Matriarch of notorious crime family Philomena Gotti dies", August 31, 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "John Gotti" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Gotti: Our Father, the Godfather", CBS News, September 26, 2009; Hampson, "John Gotti dies with his legacy in ruins", USA Today, June 11, 2002; "John Joseph Gotti, Jr Part 01 of 10", vault.fbi.gov, October 5, 1964 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "John Gotti" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Five Mafia Families Open Rosters to New Members", The New York Times, March 21, 1976; Davis, p. 185; Davis, pp. 176–177; Davis, pp. 188–189; Davis, p. 185; Capeci, Mustain (1996), p. 62; Davis, pp. 188–189; Capeci, Mustain (1996), pp. 69–70 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "John Gotti" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Davis, p. 475; Capeci, Mustain (1996), pp. 435–437; "United States Of America, Appellee, v. Frank Locascio, and John Gotti, Defendants-Appellants.", ispn.org, October 8, 1993; Capeci, Mustain (1996), pp. 435–437; Davis, pp. 486–487 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "John Gotti" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Raab, "Gotti's Brother Called Rising Star in Gambino Mob", The New York Times, February 16, 1988; Selwyn Raab, "John Gotti, Head of the Gambino Crime Family, Dies at 61", The New York Times, June 11, 2002; Capeci, Mustain (1996), pp. 25–26; Capeci, Mustain (1996), pp. 27–29; Selwyn Raab, "John Gotti Running The Mob", The New York Times, April 2, 1989 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "John Gotti" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Raab, p. 377–378.; Davis, p. 282; Capeci, Mustain (1996), p. 115 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Gotti Jr. on Living and Leaving a Life of Crime", 60 Minutes, April 11, 2010. facts only, no text reused. cbsnews.com
- "John Gotti Neighbor Was Dissolved in Acid, Court Papers Reveal", Fox News, January 9, 2009. facts only, no text reused. foxnews.com
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