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Paul Castellano

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Dec 16, 1985

Victim Details

Constantino Paul Big Paul Castellano

Male

White / Caucasian

Manhattan

NY

1985-12-16

70

Paul

Castellano

06/24/2026

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On the cold evening of December 16, 1985, a brazen and violent end came for 70-year-old Paul Castellano, the powerful head of the Gambino crime family. Castellano, a male of Italian-American descent, and his underboss, Thomas Bilotti, were arriving for a prearranged meeting at Sparks Steak House in Midtown Manhattan. As Castellano stepped out of his black Lincoln sedan at approximately 5:26 p.m., a team of assassins, clad in trench coats and Russian-style hats, ran up and opened fire. Castellano ...
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