On December 16, 1985, Thomas “Tommy” Bilotti, a 45-year-old Italian-American man, rode into Midtown Manhattan as the close bodyguard and newly appointed underboss to Gambino crime family boss Paul Castellano, acting as the driver for a routine-looking evening arrival at Sparks Steak House. Bilotti’s sudden rise had intensified a simmering internal feud inside the organization, and by the time the car turned onto East 46th Street, the dispute had already hardened into a plan to remove both
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