Mafia Hit Man, Frank Dimatteo
Mafia Hit Man, Frank Dimatteo
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Mafia Hit Man
Carmine DiBiase, The Wiseguy Who Really Killed Joey Gallo

Author: Frank Dimatteo, Michael Benson

Narrator: Eric Jason Martin

Unabridged: 7 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/28/2021

Synopsis

Who really killed "Crazy Joe" Gallo? It wasn't Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran as he claimed.

"Sober, he was nothing, but drunk he would blow your head off." That's how Pete the Greek described Carmine "Sonny" DiBiase, the Colombo crime family hitman who'd been terrorizing Manhattan's Little Italy since he was a kid. After beating and robbing a local tailor and doing time in reformatory, Sonny set up operations at the Mayfair Boys Civic and Social Club, an illegal poolroom where he shot and killed his best friend on Christmas day . . .

A prime suspect of this and other crimes, Sonny went on the lam and off the grid for seven years. He then surrendered himself to police, was tried for murder and sentenced to death. But after a second trial, he walked away a free man—free to kill again.

Joey "Crazy Joe" Gallo and his President Street mob waged a deadly Mafia civil war with the Colombo crime family, and in particular, Carmine "the Snake" Persico. And on that fateful night of April 7, 1972, in a Little Italy restaurant, Gallo was assassinated . . . by Carmine "Sonny" DiBiasi . . .

This is the true story of who really whacked Crazy Joey Gallo on that fateful night of April 7, 1972.

About Frank DiMatteo

Frank DiMatteo is a lifelong Brooklynite, Mafia "survivor," and publisher of Mob Candy magazine. He is the author of the acclaimed memoir, The President Street Boys: Growing Up Mafia, as well as Mob Candy's Brooklyn Gangsters and Manhattan Gangsters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Valerity (Val)

This is another good mafia book by the authors, this time about Carmine DiBiasi, also known as Sonny Pinto. It covers his life from early days on. He was busted doing crimes a lot, and many thought he would never amount to much as a criminal. But he was determined to make a name for himself and not......more

Goodreads review by patrick

A really good book into Joey Gallo the author starts with when he gets out of prison in 1970 and how much different everything is for him. He went in, in 1960 and the ten years are different. Plus Joey is different as well. In prison he did not hang out with the Aryons he hung out with everybody bec......more

Goodreads review by Vikki

I love a true crime, all the insider info about the lives of killers and how their minds work, or don’t! This book is well researched, very well written and I would recommend it as a must read! ‘Sonny’ knows how to work every system to his advantage, the characters and suspense of the storyline makes......more

Goodreads review by Ron

An outstanding story regarding one of the most well known mafia persons in NYC. The story provides excellent first hand accounts, quotes, and inside information regarding the death of Joey Gallo. It makes for a great true crime book. Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest revie......more

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