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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 1993 FBI mugshot of Anthony Casso | |
| 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 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, sentenced him 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
FBI surveillance photograph of Baratta, Casso and Chiodo
FBI surveillance photograph of Casso, Victor Amuso and Frank Lastorino
FBI surveillance photograph of Amuso, Casso, Gotti and Gravano
FBI surveillance photograph of Casso and Sammy Gravano
FBI surveillance photograph of Casso and Al D'Arco
The Civil War-era Rodman Gun at John Paul Jones Park, near Verrazano Bridge in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
FBI/NYPD Wanted poster of Anthony Casso
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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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