King of the Godfathers

Big Joey Massino and the Fall of the Bonanno Crime Family

By: Anthony M. DeStefano

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The Last Of The Old-World Mob Bosses--And The Ultimate Betrayal

For more than twenty years, Joseph "Big Joey" Massino ran what was called the largest criminal network in the U.S., employing over two hundred and fifty made men and untold numbers of associates. The Bonanno family was responsible for over thirty murders, even killing a dozen of its own members to enforce discipline and settle scores. He would be brought down by Salvatore "Good Looking Sal" Vitale, the underboss who was not only Massino's closest and most trusted friend, but also his brother-in-law. In the end, facing the death penalty and the prospect of leaving his family penniless, Massino started talking to the FBI--the first Mafia Godfather to break the sacred code of omerta, and the end of a centuries-old tradition.

Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony DeStefano, who interviewed Massino's family and friends as well as law enforcement officials and confidential sources, King of the Godfathers is the story of the brutal mob war that made Massino head of the Bonanno family and the most powerful gangster in America.

"The best and last word on the subject." --Jerry Capeci, Gangland News.com and bestselling co-author of Murder Machine

With 16 Pages of Revealing Photos!

Anthony Destefano was part of the team of New York Newsday reporters who won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the August 1991 subway crash in Manhattan. He covers organized crime for Newsday and was the lead reporter on several major criminal trials, including that of subway gunman Bernhard Goetz. He lives in New Jersey.

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"No Sleep Till Brooklyn"	p. 1
Amici	p. 18
The Toughest Kid on the Block	p. 31
Maspeth Joe	p. 47
A Piece of Work	p. 60
"I Don't Do Nothing"	p. 67
Power Play	p. 75
The Three Captains	p. 86
The Inside Man	p. 97
Up on the Roof	p. 102
Do It to Me One More Time	p. 107
The Gathering Storm	p. 113
Murder on the Lam	p. 138
Return	p. 145
Horatio Alger of the Mafia	p. 151
By the Numbers	p. 168
Ghosts	p. 186
All in the Family	p. 194
"Let's Bring In the Jury"	p. 213
"They Didn't Die of Old Age"	p. 223
"They Thought They Might Get Killed"	p. 234
"I Didn't Want to Do No More Time"	p. 245
"This Is for Life"	p. 252
"He Is a Rat"	p. 259
"I Had Killed for Him"	p. 264
"Not One We Won"	p. 277
Endgame	p. 284
"Only Your Friend Could Hurt You"	p. 295
Epilogue	p. 311
Where Are They Now?	p. 315
Notes	p. 321
Bibliography	p. 327
Acknowledgments	p. 331
Index	p. 335
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Big Joey Massino and the Fall of the Bonanno Crime Family

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