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On a cold December day in 1973, the life of 41-year-old Joseph Umile came to a violent and abrupt end on the streets of Flatlands, Brooklyn. His death was not a random act of violence but a calculated execution stemming from a monetary dispute. Umile was shot four times in the chest and once in the head before his body was unceremoniously dumped from a car.

The man identified as responsible for this brutal slaying was Roy DeMeo, a notorious figure in the Gambino crime family. DeMeo was th ...Read More
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Victim Details

Joseph Umile

Male

Brooklyn

NY

1973-12-04

41

Joseph

Umile

01/09/2026