The Notorious Rise and Fall of Gambino Crime Family Boss John Gotti

December 16, 1985, Sparks Steak house, Manhattan New York. John Gotti and Salvatore “The Bull” Gravano were parked in a car one block. It was a cold December day in New York City. Gambino family boss Paul Castellano was getting driven to a meeting at the restaurant, the driver of the car was Thomas Billoti a Capo in the family. Billoti parks the car in front of the restaurant at approximately 5:30pm. Castellano was sitting in the rear seat of the vehicle and he began to get out of the passenger side. A hit team approached the vehicle and started shooting at the Boss, he was shot six times. Billoti heard the shots and went to get out of the car and he was taken out from behind. Bilotti was stunned and shocked by the shots being fired at them, that he was not paying attention to his surroundings. A gunman approaches from behind and takes him out. At the end, each man is shot six times and they both lay dead on the streets of Manhattan. The two men kept this assassination plot a mystery from the other Gambino family members.

Thomas Bilotti’s body on the ground

Back at the car, Gravano puts the car in drive and proceeds to go to the scene of the hit. Gravano pulls the car next to Castellano’s vehicle to see the outcome of the hit. Gravano looks down at the body of Bilotti that was laying lifeless on the…