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and jokingly asked him if he still shined shoes and DeSimone perceived it as an insult. DeSimone leaned over to Hill and Burke and said "I'm gonna kill that fuck." Two weeks later, on June 11, 1970, Bentvena was at The Suite, a nightclub owned by Hill. Late in the night, with the bar club nearly
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The Heist: How a Gang Stole $ 8,000,000 at
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Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish-American Gangster
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Gangsters and Goodfellas: Wiseguys...and Life on the Run
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Convicted Drug Dealer Held In Death of Mob Figure's Son
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1978–79 Boston College basketball point-shaving scandal
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1978–79 Boston College basketball point-shaving scandal
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Fixed: How Goodfellas Bought Boston College Basketball
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associate who is believed to have organized the 1978
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Maresca, Rachel; Caulfield, Philip (23 April 2015).
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2633:List of Italian-American mobsters by organization
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2131:List of Lucchese crime family mobsters
1523:by Daniel Simone and Henry Hill (2013)
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915:"5 In Tampa Guilty In Extortion Case"
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2628:List of Italian-American mobsters
1387:Ruben Rosario and Robert Gearty,
978:Dickson, Mike (29 January 2014).
402:, and Bentvena was buried there.
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1194:Barnes, Bart (6 February 1982).
1005:Algar, Selim (24 October 2015).
850:Marzulli, John (10 April 2015).
708:The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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3010:Italian-American National Union
1501:Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family
1486:by Gregg & Gina Hill (2004)
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1045:"The Lufthansa Heist Revisited"
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1484:On the Run: A Mafia Childhood
734:Hobbs, Dick (29 April 1996).
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567:The 10 Million Dollar Getaway
544:James Burke was portrayed by
354:trafficking illegal narcotics
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16:American gangster (1931-1996)
3285:Gangsters from New York City
2194:List of Mafia crime families
1531:. New York: Franklin Watts.
1136:. Rowman & Littlefield.
565:in the 1991 television film
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2879:Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan
2461:(Northeastern Pennsylvania)
1504:by Nicholas Pileggi (1990)
1415:nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov
1270:DeStefano, Anthony (2017).
668:Adams, Guy (14 June 2012).
506:Wende Correctional Facility
243:Following the testimony of
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1385:B'klyn hit list reaches 13
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778:Pileggi, Nicholas (1986).
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87:Saint Charles Cemetery,
3305:Criminals from Brooklyn
3240:American male criminals
2995:East Harlem Purple Gang
2864:Colacurcio Organization
1333:Suspect was his partner
980:"Goodfella, Henry Hill"
736:"Obituary: Jimmy Burke"
494:East New York, Brooklyn
2944:Velentzas Organization
2914:Philadelphia Greek Mob
2827:Mafia Commission Trial
2821:Pizza Connection Trial
2411:10th & Oregon Crew
2326:Greenwich Village Crew
2183:Italian-American Mafia
2090:Velentzas Organization
1968:Mafia Commission Trial
1517:by David Porter (2000)
1084:. New York. p. A1
586:were unearthed by the
530:Saint Charles Cemetery
311:Italian-American Mafia
211:20 years' imprisonment
209:12 years' imprisonment
207:10 years' imprisonment
3290:Lucchese crime family
3250:American crime bosses
2899:Musitano crime family
2671:Black Hand in Chicago
2401:Angiulo's Boston crew
2393:(Northern New Jersey)
2035:Marat Balagula's gang
1577:Lucchese crime family
947:"Henry Hill Obituary"
234:Lucchese crime family
173:Lucchese crime family
3114:Operation Underworld
3104:Operation Old Bridge
3035:New Springville Boys
2919:Rizzuto crime family
2909:Papalia crime family
2894:Luppino crime family
2884:Inzerillo Mafia clan
2874:Cotroni crime family
2758:Palermo Mafia summit
2250:New Springville Boys
1912:Pierre Hotel Robbery
1492:by Henry Hill &
1393:(November 15, 1987)
1132:Hill, Henry (2007).
788:Simon & Schuster
561:Burke was played by
512:, when he developed
486:Gambino crime family
287:Bonanno crime family
197:Second degree murder
37:Burke's 1979 mugshot
3176:Buster from Chicago
3140:Hired Truck Program
3119:Operation Wasteland
3045:South Brooklyn Boys
3020:Marat Balagula gang
2804:Castellammarese War
2336:Springfield faction
2085:Philadelphia family
2065:DeCavalcante family
1991:Castellammarese War
1803:Karen Friedman Hill
1390:New York Daily News
1341:New York Daily News
1055:on 12 November 2008
923:. 4 November 1972.
856:New York Daily News
642:New York Daily News
297:Criminal activities
228:", was an American
3155:Rochester bombings
3040:Rudaj Organization
3015:Maceo Organization
2970:Bumpy Johnson gang
2965:Bugs and Meyer Mob
2924:Sacra Corona Unita
2775:Kefauver Committee
2421:Midwestern/Western
2361:New Jersey faction
2331:New Jersey faction
2245:Motion Lounge crew
2199:Mafia bibliography
2111:Rudaj Organization
1906:Air France robbery
1883:Kefauver Committee
1835:New Jersey faction
1816:Factions and crews
1641:Salvatore Avellino
1365:The New York Times
1313:The New York Times
1169:The New York Times
1165:The New York Times
1081:The New York Times
920:The New York Times
888:The New York Times
582:In 2013, possible
291:Anthony Indelicato
158:Anthony Indelicato
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1538:978-0-531-15024-5
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801:978-0-671-44734-2
571:Donald Sutherland
522:Buffalo, New York
496:on May 18, 1987.
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3000:Five Points Gang
2975:New York Camorra
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1793:Alphonse D'Arco
1771:
1767:Robert Germaine
1762:Thomas DeSimone
1735:
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1666:Martin Taccetta
1651:Matthew Madonna
1626:Current members
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