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Constantino Paul Castellano ( Italian: [kastelˈlaːno]; June 26, 1915 – December 16, 1985) was an American crime boss who succeeded Carlo Gambino as head of the Gambino crime family of New York City. Castellano ran the organization from 1976 until his murder on December 16, 1985.
Jun 22, 2024 · Paul Castellano, American organized crime figure, reputedly the ‘boss of bosses’ of the Five Families of New York’s La Cosa Nostra.
Sep 26, 2021 · The head of the Gambino family, Paul Castellano was killed outside Sparks Steak House in Manhattan on John Gotti's orders on December 16, 1985. By the mid-1980s, a war was brewing within the Gambino crime family between Paul Castellano and John Gotti.
Learn how Gotti orchestrated the daring murder of his rival mob boss Castellano outside a steakhouse in Manhattan. Find out how Gotti was convicted and died in prison, and how his hit was the last of its kind in New York City.
Dec 16, 2019 · On Dec. 16, 1985, Gambino crime family boss Paul Castellano was shot and killed outside Sparks Steak House in Manhattan. His brazen murder dominated headlines, and led to the rise of the Teflon...
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Oct 23, 2023 · Paul Castellano was the boss of the Gambino crime family until he was shot dead in 1985 by a hit team led by John Gotti, who was dissatisfied with his leadership. Learn about the circumstances, the motives and the aftermath of this notorious mob killing in New York.
Dec 18, 1985 · In his highly stylized death, Paul C. Castellano finally played out the popular expectations about a man who, law-enforcement officials said, was the boss of America's most powerful crime...
