Gaspipe: Confessions of a Mafia Boss

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Author: Philip Carlo

ISBN-10: 1616849444

ISBN-13: 9781616849443

Category: Criminals - General & Miscellaneous - Biography

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For the first time ever, the head of a major crime family tells all to the bestselling author of The Night Stalker and The Ice Man. Publishers Weekly One of the most dangerous, intriguing Mafia chieftains ever, Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso served as an apprentice thief and killer before rising to boss of the infamous Lucchese crime family, according to Carlo, a childhood neighbor of the South Brooklyn native. Carlo (The Ice Man) depicts a violent teen doted on by his gangster father and his mob godfather, Sally Callinbrano, groomed in the art of the kill and Cosa Nostra values. As his enterprises in hot goods and drugs prospered, Casso became the chief enforcer and mob royalty, able to buy a stylish lifestyle as well as an assortment of crooked cops and FBI agents. Tucked away in this book's blood-drenched pages is a picture-perfect love story between Anthony and his wife, Lillian Delduca. And for Mafia-obsessed readers, there are fascinating tidbits from the now jailed Casso about mob bosses John Gotti and Paul Castellano, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, Hoover's FBI, the Russian mob and several thug rubouts. This powerful story is required reading for anyone with a yen for the Mafia, the criminal underworld and a law enforcement system struggling to keep up. 8 pages of b&w photos. (July)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Bk. I The Making of a BossCh. 1 A Man of Respect 3Ch. 2 Street Smart 8Ch. 3 First Blood 13Ch. 4 Last Standing 17Ch. 5 Readin', Writin', 'Ritmatic 21Ch. 6 A Very Close Shave Indeed 23Ch. 7 Irrationally Violent 28Ch. 8 When You Steal Without Hurting Anyone, It's a Lot of Fun 37Ch. 9 Larceny-Hearted 39Ch. 10 The Opposite Sex 42Ch. 11 True Love 44Ch. 12 Bensonhurst 47Ch. 13 The Carlos 50Ch. 14 Dreams 52Bk. II Stone ColdCh. 15 Making Bones 61Ch. 16 The Burn Bar 67Ch. 17 Casso's Crew 70Ch. 18 A Blessed Event 73Ch. 19 A Backstabbing Backstabber 78Ch. 20 Straightened Out 83Ch. 21 Rising Star 87Ch. 22 Mia Figlia 92Ch. 23 Anthony Junior 95Ch. 24 Bad Apples 97Ch. 25 Family Affair 101Ch. 26 Crimes Pays 106Ch. 27 The Forbidden Fruit 108Bk. III La VendettaCh. 28 Inside Info 113Ch. 29 Kennedy Airport 116Ch. 30 Newfound Wealth 119Ch. 31 The Seeds of the Windows Case 122Ch. 32 The Secret Sweeper 125Ch. 33 Double, Double, Toil and Trouble 131Ch. 34 Great Usurper 134Ch. 35 Sparks Steakhouse 138Ch. 36 Justice, Mafia Style 141Ch. 37 Toys "R" Us 144Ch. 38 A Curse from the Grave 149Ch. 39 Mean Streets 151Ch. 40 Hssssssst 156Ch. 41 The Golden Ox Incident: Gotti's Revenge? 158Ch. 42 Honor Thy Father 163Ch. 43 "You're Under Arrest" 167Ch. 44 The Bull 171Ch. 45 Housekeeping 176Ch. 46 The Chin 181Ch. 47 The Commission 187Ch. 48 Sanitation 190Ch. 49 Sausage Fingers 193Ch. 50 Starter 196Ch. 51 The Killing of Vinnie Albano 199Ch. 52 Racketeering 202Bk. IV Gone With the WindCh. 53 Gaspipe's Crystal Ball 209Ch. 54 Underground 213Ch. 55 The FBIComes Knocking 215Ch. 56 Fat and Skinny 221Ch. 57 Light on His Feet Pete 224Ch. 58 Backfire 232Ch. 59 Et Tu, Brute? 238Ch. 60 Escape 243Ch. 61 Tight-Lipped Vic 246Ch. 62 King Gaspipe 249Ch. 63 No, You Come Up 252Ch. 64 Earthquake Rocks Mafiadom 257Ch. 65 The 302s 269Ch. 66 The Teflon Don 277Ch. 67 Anathema 280Ch. 68 A New Regime 283Ch. 69 Contraband 286Ch. 70 A New New Lease 289Ch. 71 Gaspipe Meets the United States Senate 295Ch. 72 No Comment 299Bk. V The Living DeadCh. 73 Hellhole 303Ch. 74 Impartial Observation 304Ch. 75 Chinese Torture 305Ch. 76 Dumb Fuck 307Ch. 77 Reconciliation 311Ch. 78 No More Pain 317Ch. 79 The World Suddenly Turned Upside Down 319Ch. 80 Phoenix 321Ch. 81 The Death of La Cosa Nostra 325Postscript 329Casso's Neighbors 333Gaspipe Revelations 335Appendix "Government Witnesses: Getting More - or Less - Than They Bargained For?" Joshua L. Dratel Dratel, Joshua L. 339