The discussions took place while Gravano was housed at the Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix awaiting transfer to federal prison to serve a 20-year rap for drug dealing. The nine-page memo details rambling discussions that Gravano had with Anzilotti and another detective on February 21-22, 2003. The plea offer tendered by Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli did not require Sammy Bull to testify against anyone, according to a memo by Detective Robert Anzilotti. Two years ago, Salvatore (Sammy Bull) Gravano rejected a plea deal from state prosecutors in New Jersey for the 1980 murder of a NYPD Detective that was even sweeter than the one the pint-sized killer got from the feds for 19 mob slayings, Gang Land has learned.įor the mob hits, Gravano had to do five years – he’d already done most of it by time he was sentenced – and agree to testify against his boss, John Gotti.īut the deal Sammy Bull was offered for the murder of Peter Calabro was a total free pass – no jail time at all – if he agreed to plead guilty, according to a prosecution memo obtained by Gang Land. Here is a 2005 column from Ganglandnews about the Calabro murder and Sammy the bulls reaction to being charged. This book was a complete write off and it shows very halfhearted journalism by Carlo and his team of editors and publishers. Carlo should have also researched Kuklinski's posturing claims of his alleged ties to the DeMeo crew, which can be easily proved untrue as none of the DeMeo informants claimed having any knowledge or relationship with Kuklinski. In hindsight, Philip Carlo should have done his research before publishing this book. I understand Kuklinski also referenced in a HBO interview that he would read into various ways of killing people and often visualized them as a reality. Perhaps he knew he could suck journalists and criminologists into buying his stories and keeping people entertained and intrigued. This guy was narcissistic mercenary who believed his own fictitious ideologies. Like previously noted Richard Kuklinski claimed to have conspired, if not taken part in every controversial mob hit since Albert Anastasia and Jimmy Hoffa.Īlthough as Ivy has pointed out, I don't believe all the blame should be placed onto Kuklinski. 'The Iceman' was one of the worst books I have ever had the displeasure of purchasing. Not saying he was a part of the crew, or even an important hitman, just that he did a few jobs they didn't want to do, like the killing of a cop (Peter Calabro) But after doing some research I do think Kuklinski filled a few contracts with Gravano and Demeo. And I think a lot of the murders detailed in the book are complete fiction. I don't think he was involved in the murders of Hoffa, Galante, Billoti,Favra or Demeo as the book says. He says he didnt really care the Demeo was killed and it "couldnt have happened to a better guy" (thick sarcasm). He just says Demeo outlived his usefullness and people thought he was going to run to the cops but doesnt say he murdered Demeo. He talks about all the murders he was convicted of, he talks about killing a random person because Demeo asked him too, and he even talks about Demeos murder. I find Kuklinski believable in this specif documentary (the later one where he says he killed 200 people is absurd). Also he agreed to plead guilty to and received a life sentence for the murder of Peter Calabro, a bad cop who gave information to the Gambinos. In the documentary "confessions of a mafia hitman" there is a reprsentative from the NJ Organized Crime Task Force who talks about his connection with Demeo(there is even some home footage of Demeo). I think their connection is a little bit stronger than just one gun purchase.
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