John Aratico

Death by Force

John Aratico, a 22-year-old resident of Brooklyn, New York, was tragically murdered on April 9, 1982. He was shot four times in the chest near his home in the Mapleton neighborhood. The case drew significant attention due to the involvement of disgraced former NYPD detective Louis Scarcella and his mobster uncle, Nicholas Grancio, also known as "Nicky Black," a captain in the Colombo crime family.

The investigation into Aratico's murder was marred by controversy from the start. Detective ...Read More

New York Post: Disgraced ex-NYPD detective Louis Scarcella calls murder of 22-year-old by his mobster uncle a ‘public service killing’

John Aratico - National Gun Violence Memorial

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