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Bruno Facciola

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Aug 24, 1990

Victim Details

Bruno Facciola

Male

White / Caucasian

Brooklyn

NY

1990-08-24

54

Bruno

Facciola

07/31/2026

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Bruno Facciola, a 54-year-old Italian-American man, met a brutal end on August 24, 1990, ensnared in the treacherous world of organized crime. A made man in the Lucchese crime family, Facciola was lured to a garage in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn under a false pretense. He was accused of being a government informant, a death sentence in the mafia. This false information was fed to the Lucchese leadership by two corrupt NYPD detectives, Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa.

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  • Ex-Mobster at the Top of Informer Hit Parade - Los Angeles Times
  • Hard-core mob boss becomes most devastating informant
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