Anonymous asked this question on 3/20/2000:

Who was the crime boss that was killed so John Gotti could take over?

Detective gave this response on 3/20/2000:

Paul Castellano was murdered at the direction of John Gotti, his colleague Sammy the Bull Gravano and the conspiratorial group of ten men called the "Fist" while exiting his car in December, 1985.

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Michael Director of Investigations TACTICS Private Investigators http://www.tacticsone.com

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