Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano recalls chilling mob request that helped clear John Gotti's path to power
Former Gambino crime family underboss Sammy "The Bull" Gravano dished on the moment he was asked to help pull off one of the mob's most audacious power plays — the murder of John Gotti's own boss."We have problems with Paul. We need you — me and John Gotti," Gravano recalled being told by Gotti associate Angelo Ruggiero."I said, 'To do what?'" he recounted on the "Hang Out With Sean Hannity" podcast.SAMMY 'THE BULL' REVEALS WHY HIS LOVE FOR JOHN GOTTI TURNED INTO PRISON HATE"We're gonna kill him."The target was Paul Castellano, then-boss of the Gambino crime family, one of the most powerful figures in organized crime — making the request anything but an ordinary mob "favor.""You're gonna kill the boss of bosses?" Gravano recalled asking, prompting Ruggiero to respond, "Yes, and we need your help."The gravity of the request wasn't lost on him, he told host Sean Hannity.
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Former Gambino crime family underboss Sammy "The Bull" Gravano dished on the moment he was asked to help pull off one of the mob's most audacious power plays — the murder of John Gotti's own boss."We have problems with Paul. We need you — me and John Gotti," Gravano recalled being told by Gotti associate Angelo Ruggiero."I said, 'To do what?'" he recounted on the "Hang Out With Sean Hannity" podcast.SAMMY 'THE BULL' REVEALS WHY HIS LOVE FOR JOHN GOTTI TURNED INTO PRISON HATE"We're gonna kill him."The target was Paul Castellano, then-boss of the Gambino crime family, one of the most powerful figures in organized crime — making the request anything but an ordinary mob "favor.""You're gonna kill the boss of bosses?" Gravano recalled asking, prompting Ruggiero to respond, "Yes, and we need your help."The gravity of the request wasn't lost on him, he told host Sean Hannity. A hit on a boss could carry serious — even deadly — consequences for everyone involved. Gravano recalled pressing the issue and asking where Gotti was himself.JOHN GOTTI PAL: I STASHED $10M IN MY KID'S TOYCHEST"I told him, 'Angelo, first of all, where's John Gotti?
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- Former Gambino crime family underboss Sammy "The Bull" Gravano dished on the moment he was asked to help pull off one of the mob's most audacious power plays — the murder of John Gotti's own boss."We have problems with Paul. We need you — me and John Gotti," Gravano recalled being told by Gotti associate Angelo Ruggiero."I said, 'To do what?'" he recounted on the "Hang Out With Sean Hannity" podcast.SAMMY 'THE BULL' REVEALS WHY HIS LOVE FOR JOHN GOTTI TURNED INTO PRISON HATE"We're gonna kill him."The target was Paul Castellano, then-boss of the Gambino crime family, one of the most powerful figures in organized crime — making the request anything but an ordinary mob "favor.""You're gonna kill the boss of bosses?" Gravano recalled asking, prompting Ruggiero to respond, "Yes, and we need your help."The gravity of the request wasn't lost on him, he told host Sean Hannity.
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