Anthony Casso
Anthony Salvatore Casso (May 21, 1942 – December 15, 2020), nicknamed "Gaspipe", was an American mobster and former underboss of the Lucchese crime family.
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| Born | Anthony Salvatore Casso May 21, 1942 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 15, 2020 (aged 78) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Allegiance | Lucchese crime family |
| Conviction(s) | Racketeering, extortion, murder (1998) |
| Penalty | 455 years imprisonment |
| Occupation | Mobster |
| Spouse | Lillian Delduca
(m. 1968; "her death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
Casso was known as a "homicidal maniac"[1] in the Italian-American Mafia.
He is suspected of having done dozens of murders, and had confessed to involvement in between 15 and 36 murders.
Following his arrest in 1993, Casso became one of the highest-ranking members of the Mafia to turn informant. In 1998, he was sentenced to 455 years in prison for racketeering, extortion, and murder.
Casso died on December 15, 2020 while in prison in Tucson, Arizona from COVID-19 at the age of 78.[2]
Anthony Casso Media
- Lucchese crime family - Chart 1991.jpg
The Lucchese crime family, 1991
- FBI Anthony Casso, Anthony Baratta and Peter Chiodo of Lucchese crime family.jpg
A FBI surveillance photograph of Baratta, Casso and Chiodo
- FBIAmusoCassoLastorino.jpg
A FBI surveillance photograph of Casso, Victor Amuso and Frank Lastorino
- Mobtalk.jpg
A FBI surveillance photograph of Amuso, Casso, Gotti and Gravano
A FBI surveillance photograph of Casso and Sammy Gravano
- FBICassoDArco.jpg
A FBI surveillance photograph of Casso and Al D'Arco
- Rodman Gun (2).jpg
The Civil War-era Rodman Gun at John Paul Jones Park, near Verrazano Bridge in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
- FBI and NYPD poster of Anthony Casso.png
A FBI/NYPD Wanted poster of Anthony Casso
References
- ↑ Ackman, Dan (March 17, 2006). "Dispatches From a Mob Trial". Dispatches. Slate. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Mobster Anthony 'Gaspipe' Casso, who murdered dozens and caught COVID-19 behind bars, dead at 78". nydailynews.com. December 16, 2020.
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