"They Killed Him And Dumped Him In The Cemetery" | Sammy "The Bull" Gravano
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Sammy "The Bull" Gravano shares about an interaction with then underboss of the Gambino family "Neil" Dellacroce.
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26 thousand views in an hour... sammy you didnt need a gun you just needed a microphone and a comfortable chair bro
Lol
It not so much Sammy its his mob stories , people are into.
It's all in his skill as an excellent storyteller with a vault of incredible memories. Many Thanks
Damn right
Best Comment I have read in long time Super Wise
i would like to hear more storys about neil... don't hear enough of them...
@chi sam cool stori bro
All the old school guys was quiet ..hush hush..
No stories cause he didn't talk.
Once drugs showed up that was it.
Quack quack😮😮😮
Excellent story! Neil Dellacroce is an interesting character. By all accounts an extremely intimidating person. I thought Anthony Quinn did a good job of portraying him in the 1996 film Gotti (with Armand Assante doing a good job at Gotti). I'd like to hear more about Mr Dellacroce.
Assante was such a heart throb and is aging well.
Best gotti movie than new gotti
@@CarlosPerez-wd8zo that's the only movie about Gotti that I watch.
Good job???
Great job!!!
Am I the only person who thinks Dellacroce needs his own biopic?.
Not anymore, I’m sold!
I always thought that
Never crossed my mind until now. You're absolutely right
He do. Michael n Sammy barely mentioned him
Agree
Man, even Anthony Quinn's portrayal of Mr. NEAL was convincingly SCARY
Every time Neal was mentioned I always picture Anthony Quinn
It was alleged that Anthony Quinn was a wise guy. Anyone care to confirm or deny?
Quinn played a great Neil
@@bestofnature-h7iAnthony Quinn was Mexican.
Really liked how Anthony Quinn played NdlC in the HBO Movie Gotti. Powerful performance!
Yep. Specially when he told Gotti to shut up and listen
Yes. Quinn did very well with that role.
Agreed...and Armand Assante was the best Gotti ever.
@@Gestapo93 "best Gotti".
I know what you mean, and agree about the performance, but those words look really weird together.
@@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid Well I never said he was the best Boss. As your aware Gotti was a Neapolitan and now they have returned to their Sicilian roots. As in real low profile, like under an ant's belly low. Much wiser course.
That was clever of Dellacroce to ask Sammy whether he’d bet his life on it. Wanted to see if Sammy was true to cosa nostra.
From what I’ve heard, he was one of the last true Dons of the golden era of the mob. He had strong morals, but was strict in his code.
WHAT. DOSE IT MATTER. IF YOUR MADE. YOU TAKE AN OATH...AND YOU FOLD ..MELT BREAK. THATS WEAKNESS YOU SO CALLED MEN OF HONOR. IM ASHAMED..to save your self.
@@josephderose2890 I guess you’re a tough guy? You wouldn’t last 5 minutes with Sammy, not the old Sammy, but THIS Sammy The Bull
@@TheMister626he wouldn't have the bottle
Always heard Dellacroce had the most intimidating stare. He was the mob guy that scared other mob guys
Ralph Solerno said Dellacroce and Carmine Galante were two men who scared you when they looked at him. I agree with Solerno.
How about Casso?
"His eyes had no color...as if his soul was transparent", is how a news reporter characterized Dellacroce. Joseph Coffey, a former New York mob investigator, reflected: "Dellacroce was one of the scariest individuals I've ever met in my life. Dellacroce's eyes were, like, he didn't have any eyes. Did you ever see Children of the Damned? His eyes were so blue that they weren't even there. It was like looking right through him." Ralph Salerno, a former New York Police Department detective, said of Dellacroce: "When Carlo Gambino died, if I'd been asked to place a ten-dollar wager as to who would be his successor, I would've put the ten dollars on the man who was his under-boss, Aniello Dellacroce, a tough man. Of all the gangsters that I've met personally, and I've met dozens of them in all of my years, there were only two who, when I looked them straight in the eye, I decided I wouldn't want them to be really personally mad at me. Aniello Dellacroce was one and Carmine Galante was the other. They had bad eyes, I mean, they had the eyes of killers. You looked at Dellacroce's eyes and you could see how frightening they were, the frigid glare of a killer."
Luca Brasi was probably the real scariest mob guy that ever lived.
@@jimlofaro5695 Except he never lived😂
It’s crazy how Neils aura and how intimidating he was still has such an impact on anyone and everyone who’s been around him
Neil was a bitch, he used fear to earn fake respect, Sammy used honor and integrity to earn respect
they were cowards and snitches
Even federal agents.
I recall seeing Neil at his cafe in Ridgewood on Fresh Pond Road when I was a young teen. That man had ice in his veins and cold eyes. The couple of times I saw him he looked angry at the world. Very serious.
I find comments like this amazing. I read one on a video of Sammy before saying: “I used to see Sammy on the Ave constantly back in the 80’s”, or something to that effect. I wonder if people know who they were amongst.
@@NOVMBER People that lived there knew who they were.
I am also known to be that kind of man
Wow, lucky you. Did you speak or were you intimidated. I'd speak to Sammy if I met him, that being highly unlikely given that I now reside in Ireland.
@@salatalar8343 Let's see?
This sammy story is better than any movies and t.v show in Netflix
I’m sure they’re reading these comments
facts and Imo netflix is overrated
Because its real
Only good thing on Netflix is Narcos and El Chapo.
@@bigdc202 breaking bad is still the best show on Netflix I also enjoy better call Saul too it’s so well written
Finally a Dellacroce story
Forreal I’ve been waiting. For this and for an Accardo or Giancana story but idk if he had any experience with the outfit or not.
Neil is my favorite mob guy.
I always wonder what it would of been like if Neil was made the underboss..They probably all be on the streets still..
i had actually asked sammy to tell a mr. neil story...........he was the most stone cold old school gangster in the gambino family..................i can only imagine what it would have been like if he had become the boss of the borgata.....................
Yep. Been waiting 👊👍
A normal day in Sammy’s life was anything but ordinary.
I know neil over 30 years. He is a stone cold man but his bodyguard was loyal and scary man.
Aniello dellacroce's story would be one of the most interesting mob stories told, being underboss for Carlo he would have known all the major players from back in the 40s and 50s
yeah him and Carlo may have been gangsters, but they were the typical classy old gangsters, they were fascinating... it’s almost sad that they don’t have movies or more stories told about their life that the louder guys like Gotti do.
He absolutely knew them. He was mentored by Albert Anastasia who promoted him to Captain. I believe he served on a few hits with Murder Inc as well. I remember reading that he was made Underboss to calm him down because he swore revenge for Anastasia’s murder.
@@johntaaustin293 not to mention shelving Joe Bonnano and possibly setting up Genovese when he got to big.
He was the major player one of Anastasias top hit guys along with sonny franzase
@@johntaaustin293 Neil used to dress up as a catholic priest to do hits.
This man has lived one hell of a life,a serious fucking life,he's done some things in the name of the family,but much respect for Mr.Gravano.
bullsht.. all these guys are thieves.. nothin else... cant hack a job.. no honor..
@@seanx2241
Fuck off sean your on the rock and roll ya header .
@@billybigballs3325 Sean is right.
IDK WTF so many people worship Sammy and other mafiosi so much. You respect someone that literally made their living by lying, cheating, stealing, beating, bullying and killing people? Then he rats on 36 people goes into WITSEC, and gets his whole family busted for drugs? The same man that bashed Gotti for involving his family in crime and claiming "I'd never deal in drugs."?
@@justinlecroy3579 It's crazy but people don't really wanna hear it. Cognitive dissonance sets in, and I get it. It's uncomfortable to admit: This man has interesting stories. They are glamorous, and he's lived an incredible life. These stories are fun and interesting to listen to, addictive, even.
But he is also everything you mentioned and so much more. He did the most vile things through and through, and now in his old age, he profits off of telling the stories about it. I can't imagine being the family of one of the 20 or so people he killed. Just seeing this guy schmooze it up on YT and profiting off of the wake of destruction he caused even in his old age.
There's kind of a moral dilemma at play. I like these stories. I enjoy this content. But I don't agree with or support what he's done, yet by viewing his content, I'm directly responsible for giving money to someone who represents the absolute worst qualities of humanity. If I keep watching, that just means I'm not really any different, am I?
Imagine vouching with your life, knowing any hint of BS is gonna get you killed... Balls of steel, Sammy, balls of God damn steel...
Absolutely man. People forget that Sammy is a gangsters gangster. He talks the talk and we all know he walked it. Real true life gangster shit.
Seriously, I can’t even imagine!
Shame he had to go and put away shit loads of mobsters
@@ronaldlymm7248 that only happened because he got betrayed and felt disillusioned. Happened at a time when heaps of mobsters were turning on each other so you can’t really blame him he’s spoken about it extensively
@@kiwidrifter1 so because he felt disillusioned lots of others had to go to prison for it. How do we know he was betrayed anyway it’s all hear say. An what did gigante do to help get put away when he testified chin wasn’t crazy and it was a act.
Sammy, if Hollywood doesn't do a 5-part miniseries on your life... every producer and director should mop floors for the rest of their careers.
Mr Neil took his daughter's boyfriend out for being disrespectful and causing problems in both his families. It's bad for business.
Why would anyone date a gangster’s daughter?
At some point she will run home and say “Daddy! 😢” and next you are dead.
@Mike W You are dreaming bro.
He was saying she could be mad at you and she could make something up
@@nomad-81-25 He knows what he said. You bet bro. Regular chicks are notorious for that. Imagine the daughter of a man as formidable as Mr. DeLaCroce should she cop a resentment.
I've never had problems. But I wouldn't recommend it normally.
@@christophersmith2871 And just what kind of problems did you never have? Do not bullshit here. Sammy runs this spot and he does not tolerate bullshit.
Every story about Neil Dellacroce was that his stare was scary. My favorite is the retired FBI agent who said of all the wise guys he encountered,Neil was the scariest.
That was nypd detective joe coffee who said that.
@@Lupinthe3rd. Thank you yes
@@SK-bk3yh and the second scariest was Carmine Galante if I'm correct
@@Lupinthe3rd. Yes and ralph salerno nypd said "he had the frigid stare of a killer"
@@Lupinthe3rd. Joe's the guy who put the cigar in Bonnano's Underboss's mouth at Joe & Mary's _when Coffee_ found the body..
> Can't remember his name, (Old school Pizza Connection boss).
THE GREAT MR. NEIL DELLACROCE... EVERYBODY ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT JOHN GOTTI..... WELL THIS IS THE MAN THAT MOLDED HIM.... IM A BLACK MAN AND I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOME RELATIVES OF MR.NEIL.... VERY NICE PEOPLE.... SO ON THE STREETS IM KNOWN AS DELLACROCE..... PEOPLE DONT KNOW WHERE I GOT THAT NAME FROM BUT THEY LIKE IT.... LOL... SHOUT OUT MR. NEIL.... A TRUE MAFIA LEGEND.... AND THE BOSS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN...
Aniello Dellacroce straight gangsta..🇮🇹💪🏽
Neil was so gangster... he could’ve easily stood shoulder to shoulder with Luciano and the original gangsters back in the day.
Loyal too, disagreed with his boss (Big Paul) but managed to keep mutiny at bay with Gotti and the young guns.
He was A Real street boss. Who Didn't have to be an ordained boss, to be A _the boss._ *Street Respect, goes along way.* Alot Like Genovese. Who the family is named after, as opposed to Luciano or Costello. Who were much officially higher ranking.
@@latestred6510 The names of the families have nothing to do with which boss was most respected on the street or anything like that. With the exception of the Colombo family, they were simply the names given to the families by law enforcement based on the testimony of Joe Valachi in 1963 - whoever was boss during this time got their name on the Marquee so to speak. For whatever reason, these names stuck despite changes in leadership. Case in point: Joe Bonanno basically abandoned his leadership position and went into hiding for two years and was then exiled to Arizona by the commission yet everyone continued to use the name "Bonanno Family" after Rastelli took over.
This is my 2nd time watching this episode. I'm rewatching all his old episodes and Season 1 of his podcast just because he's a great story teller and in case I missed something.
Rewatching them all again myself. Sammy is a great story teller.
I did too. Hes great in this setting.
They said Neal's eyes were very scary he looked at you he would freeze you and your footsteps
Sammy , we want a lot more stories about Neil Dellacroce ... !!
Not
Amazed if Netflix or whoever doesn’t make his story into a series
Hope so
Fuck Netflix; there are far better ways for this to get made in to a movie without those douches being a part of making it.
Straight up like a big 4 part series or something
Paulo dingle that would be the best thing for Netflix for real for real
@@sidthekid87able 4 parts is too short. Im talking a 4 season series. Go into detail from soup to nuts as Sammy says.
Man I really enjoy listening to these at the end of a long day. Great way to unwind with a cigar and a couple of beers. You have a gift for storytelling and really making it feel like we're witnessing this story. Great job Mr. G
That was super intense! Even though we know Sammy is telling the story, I wasn't quite sure he would make it through that encounter. The art of storytelling!
Great point. For a moment you wondered if Sammy would make it out alive. That is how much he draws you into the story.
We need loads more strories about dellacroce sammy, not much is said about him
Them old timer's always kept a low profile.
After his death Time magazine , reported Delaroche had been been an informant and Delacrocre's protoge Gotti was infuriated that Castellano gave Time as his explanation for not attending the funeral. Is it coincidence that, the Gotti crew was the only one that the FBI had a wire wearing informant in? The FBI were on Gotti from way back before he was a powerful captain. Delacrocre helped Gotti on the surface, but may have been his downfall.
That's a dangerous insinuation about an old timer like Niel. I know guys that been around the hood and did turn out to be no good but they didn't nearly have the rep like Niel. You never know until you get undisputed proof.
Mr Neil was one of my favorite guys..Next to Tony Mirra and Eddy The butcher.
@@seancidy6008 that shit was never proved and was confirmed to be false .
I would love some more stories about a legit tough guy like Mr Neil Dellacroce....Neil was absolutely the real deal
And you know this how ?
Wonder the doctor who gave Neill his cancer diagnosis was scared. I would be.
Real cosa nostra underboss from this here story boomer...
On his word you put your life on it DAM THAT GIVES YOU CHILLS 🇮🇹🇮🇹
More like surreal
Serious implications. The most serious, in fact.
"Are you sure?"
Just like your hanging out with him in the den and he's telling you a story ... and what a GREAT story teller. Real stories which i prefer to hear as opposed to fictitious ones !!
When he says, “hi guys”, i don’t want to be interrupted for the next 15 minutes.
😭😭
Agreed..no interruptions starting from “Hi guys” all the way to “Adios, motherfuckers”!😆
My Pops is gone, since 99. He loved the old stories and was actually a member in the 70's. I don't know much though, of course kept me out of it. Always had my respect. He was an honest man and did what he had to do. Miss him greatly.
R.i.p to your dad 🙏
R.I.P to your father and the old way.
Dad's are dad's, no matter what and especially if they're kindly. Never had one myself other than a paedophile.
You can feel the emotion in these stories as Sammy is reliving his past ,that's what makes Sammy 100%
@@3603mailmasterPersonable a story teller. He isn't boring.
@@3603mailmaster You obviously don't know anything about Cosa nostra
a sammy is Farrrr!! From a thug , i can guarantee you that
@@3603mailmaster Sammy said a few videos ago that he loved the life, and STILL DOES. You are correct in that he appears to have no remorse.
@@3603mailmaster In an interview he was asked about that stuff, and he said that God made him what he is and, knowing how he would use it, gave him free will. Good answer!
Wouldn't ya love to have sammy telling these stories around a campfire with a couple of beers and a few joints. His the best storyteller ever
I’ love weed but I’d stay sober for meeting Sammy. I’d be too paranoid about geeking out lol
Yeah your probably right mate stick to the beers
I wouldn’t even take an aspirin that day.
@@furbabydaddy5604 😂
I cant get enough of these videos I'm literally addicted
For real it's a addiction
One day you'll be like, I've already heard this a dozen times. Then the next time a video will drop and you be like, meh.
Fooking fools
I know right.. we’ve seen all the documentaries about the mafia, but sammy really does fill in the blanks and gives us a personal prospective on those crazy times.
It’s a very rare insight.
@J G treatment?
Carlo Gambino was really sharp, but not letting Dellacroce assume the throne... Well, we all see what unfolded.
Man,that was a great point.
@@furbabydaddy5604 Yup. He only paved the way for the downfall of the Gambinos, simultaneously making the Genovese Family the far stronger family to anyone who truly studies American Cosa Nostra!
@@matthewrider5906 Do you think it was simply nepotism that Carlo Gambino chose Paul Castellano to be boss,or do you think maybe he knew DeLacroce was sick,and probably wouldn’t be around long? Gambino always seemed to be pretty level headed to me. Either way it certainly seemed like John Gotti may have eventually took over one way or the other.
@@furbabydaddy5604 True. Very true, regarding Gotti, I mean. But from all accounts I've read, it was nepotism, more than anything. But say Dellacroce was made skipper, then died. Perhaps we'd have seen a Boss Frank DeCicco, had he not been blown to pieces by a bomb meant for Gotti. Who knows! I do think it was one of Gambino's few big mistakes, at least IMO anyway.
@@matthewrider5906 I agree
I couldn’t imagine Dellacroce asking me if I would put my life on something. I would shit all over myself not knowing what would happen after I said yes
I press like and save to favorites while the bull is breaking the wall.
When i get a notification from Sammy, first i hit play then hit like and after that i hit the comments. DON SAMMY OF THE PODCAST FAMILY. best wishes from England Sammy.
Great story Sammy. I really would love to know more about Delacroce. Cheers
Don't mess with Neal!
"You might not like me too much, I'm good at Pinochle"!!! :-)
LOL - great line
This is not the Casa Nostra made guys do not go on and do a podcast the real members keep their mouth shut till the end of time
Sammy can you tell some more stories about Neil, they say he was complete old school Cosa Nostra mafioso, very dangerous and respected by everyone..?
Not respected .... FEARED. BIG difference.
Share some
More stories about Nino Gaggi and his nephew dominik Montiglio
Tell us about how your Tally's money loaning operation. Whats the funniest/strangest/random reason you lended money out? Is there anyone you wouldnt lend money to after a certain situation? What was the interrogation process like when somebody didn't pay you back?
If you join Patreon he does Live Q&A’s where your questions might just get answered 😉
83,000 views only 9.1 K likes??? People need to start hitting the like button!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Holy shit!!! What a great story. Sammy really cemented his reputation by putting his life on the line for a friend, that takes a strong loyal character to do something like that.
That one called John is a similar case...he is everybody’s most loyal friend
I love how Sammy sighs as he's reliving intense memories.
you gay
I was gonna say the same thing. Every story there's at least one deep sigh. Like you say he's probably just dealing with the memories. A lot of this stuff is heavy.
@@sfisothecreative that a proposition?
@@imaseeker100 wtf dude
@@imaseeker100 🤣😅
Parts of history every week these will never be forgotten
Would love to hear you talk about those card games man.
Absolutely
As an American historian, your stories are fantastic. Love em thanks again Sammy
I wouldn't believe all he says though. He's not doing this for our benefit.
@@justinlecroy3579 maybe but he’s telling it anyway
It still trips me out that I'm listening to sammy tell war stories on youtube.
Me too 😉
Yet another absolutely world class storytelling! The pace, the few second breaks, the intonation! If there was an Academy Award for Best Storytelling, Sammy should get it!!!! Love You Bro!
Sparking up a blunt while listening to these podcasts are great
You still didn't tell us why Castellano didn't go to Dellacroce's funeral
That was not a good move when Neil's wing of the family felt he was stepped over for boss position. Then Castellano who most people felt got in as boss because of nepotism doesn't even show any respect for him as the underboss to even show up at the funeral. It divided the family even more into factions.
Paul was also looking at heavy indictments at the time, and going to a wake or funeral puts you at risk for the government to charge you with consorting with other known felons.
@@jameszeiss4904 that's exactly why according to All the documentaries I've seen about Paul Costellano
because of the indictments.
Consorting with known felons is fine though unless you are on parole and it states you can't do that.
Sammy I love 💘these life stories and experiences you lived .A lot of people have respect for the life of Italians in laCostinostra .IT All came about because the police were awful back in the day ,so the Italian people had to create their own police force in a sense they had to .
What I most like about Sammy apart from his great stories is his great story telling communication skills He is also just He would have made a great judge hearing criminal cases Sammy knows what is right and just and that comes from his parents God Bless there memories Sammy has all my respect In my book Sammy is a Man of honor He did what He had to do in the life
~ top 3 story by the bull thus far from this point of view. Dellacroce should be his own Netflix series.
Neil delacoco ( ⚰️🌹 R.i.p🙏) was 💯 percent pure Old School Cosa Nostra through and through. He was Loved, Feared and respected all at the same time, it don't get more Cosa Nostra than that.....
Would loved to have met him, Luciano, Bugsy and Carlo Gambino.
@@bestofnature-h7i I doubt it.
It amazes me how important a man’s word, and the truth, are so important in a world of lies a deceit.
There is definitely a code that they call as for men of honor, even though the rules and norms are different for those of society at large. It’s a way of keeping everyone in line, making clear the boundaries, and the believers within do hold it sacred. It also lets them weed out those wildcards who think they are too hot to be confined by those codes, and there are many when you’re talking about egomaniacal criminals. I’d take the code of Cosa Nostra over the loose ways of nearly every other organized crime op out there- it was well-thought out, comprehensive, and practical. All to protect the organization, and civilians didn’t have to worry about being targets of initiation. They understood that blood was bad for business, as well.
@@Barefoot433 incredibly well said...
It's a world of honor and power... lies and deceit are punished
I’d like to hear a story about when Sammy didn’t end up the Hero in the story. When he didn’t do a perfect job etc.
TY!! He's always right, respected, loved, etc. He's so FOS!!
Aniello Dellacroce
In the Italian language his first and surname literally means "Lamb of the Cross"
~ Aniello (Lamb) ~ Della (of the) ~ Croce (Cross)
A more fitting name might have been Spietato Assassino
~ Spietato (Stone Cold) ~ Assassino (Killer)
It's like setting down having a beer with Sammy, listening to a story he's telling.
@@douglas9220 absolutely
@@douglas9220 You would have no choice, lol.
He doesn’t drink beers he drink fine wine his last name isn’t mcjones
Bet you’ve never even seen a bottle of anisette in your life
Fkn fascinating. I’ve been waiting for a Neil DellAcroce story. How bout a Nino Gaggi story or a Funzi Tieri story Sam?
Sammy need to tel us about his relationship with leonetti and the phili faction. That would be sweet.
Tru that
He respected them and was friends with them. I’d love to hear more stories about work he did with the Scarfo crew too though.
A veteran FBI agent once said that in his career there were only two men who he didn't really want to be alone in a room with: Carmine Galante and Neil Dellacroce: they were very intimidating and had cold empty eyes
I thought Ralph Salerno was NYPD?
Heard that too and I think it was Ralph Salerno
Michael Franzese feared and respected Chin Gigante in that same fashion.
Sammy, your stories and your skill telling these, are amazing! I watch everyday and has, for the most part, replaced television. Growing up in a town run, at one time by organized crime and knowing some of these guys as a kid(me as a kid) I’ve always had an interest in these stories. I found them to be totally unvarnished and transparent about who they were. I showed them respect and they were good to me. I’ve read about Caporegime Carmine Fatico, who was under Albert Anastasia and later, under Carlo Gambino. Did you have any experiences with him?
Carmine fatico taught gotti the street way to talk, in 1972 he move from Manhattan to queens to open begin hunt and fish club in ozon park because he didn't like the new wave of immigrant that started coming to Manhattan
He has a wildness to him but he's also very eloquent and gets his points across pretty well. Not the knuckle dragger we are often led to believe when it comes to people like him.
If not for the lives they led, one wonders just what sort of things many could have done.
This man is one of the best story tellers on UA-cam. This is by far my favorite channel. Thank you Sammy for sharing.
When you are dealing with monsters, and it's time to pay the piper. I don't care who you are..... you're shittin your pants. Thank you for the story Mr. Gravanno.
There’s also the rare breed that stare down the barrel and don’t beg for their life. Many people can say they don’t fear death, but it’s a different story when you’re looking it straight in the face.
Good story.... Neil should have became the Boss after Carlo died.
He was the underboss ! Naturally the position should have been his.
That was a Mistake by Carlo to give to Paul.
Don carlo made big paul boss because they were cousins.......don't forget to that don carlo married his cousin to......his first cousin so he believed in that blood tie
@@nickjohnson710 i thought paul was his brother-in-law..🤔
That definitely changed the course of the Gambino fam for the worse. Neil absolutely should've been the boss
@@terranceaddison4599 They were both Carlo Married his first cousin who was Paul's sister making them Brother in Laws and Cousins lol crazy Sicilians 😜
@@terranceaddison4599 Paul's family is the central reason Carlo survived well when he first got to America.
It's doesn't excuse the huge mistake of choosing Paul over Neil, but the help they gave him early in life played hugely into Carlo's reasoning.
This was a wonderful story. The interaction between you and Dellacroce is what La Cosa Nostra was all about...at one time.
Wrong, Sammy was Cosa Nostra, but Neil wasn't, Sammy has Honor, Neil didn't, there's no honor is killing a kid because he beat someone up.
@@j-fb4596 clean your fuckin ears out. He killed his daughters boyfriend, not the dude that beat him up, because he more than likely put his hands on his daughter. Neil was loved/feared by everyone.
@@j-fb4596 Sammy shot a 17 year old boy because he was a witness while just walking ? This is indeed facts
@@lsrpjune3500calateral damage
Your nick name should be SAMMY THE SURVIVOR. Given all you have seen and been through.
After al these years nobody, except a very few, know what happened to john favara, John gotti's neighbour who dissapeared after he killed john Gotti 's son in a caraccident. I and with me a lot of others would love to hear what Sammy has to say about what happened.
Probably moved to Alaska
He's inspecting the bottom of the Hudson river as we speak....All kidding aside,poor guy.
What do u think happened? They probly beat him to death and then dissolved his body in acid
He never confessed to anything regarding Favara.The guy disappeared.No body,no crime....omerta.
@@cmz5847 you’d a made a good underboss
The worse thing about his stories they end 😩😩 great story telling as always mate 💪🏽
“I actually gave the order. Can you believe it?! Huhuhaha 😁”
- Gianni Russo
Why did you end up having the guy hit ?
I recognize this face
That ‘mafia-made’ guy who actively monetises the fact that his Italian friends in South Florida are made guys - Wtfuckk??? #confusedfan for real🤷🏽♀️🤯🗣🙀
Aye Sammy I just wanted to say Ur birthday is coming up very soon and so is mine bro. We share the same birthday and I thought that was kool as F@$K!... March 12th along with Urs my guy. I'll be turning 33yrs of age. Happy early Birthday. All I want for my birthday is for a response from U man... peace and love from Mickey D from Texas!...
That was one of them story’s were you was sat in the room your self with Neil,Sammy,and totto it was intense.wicked story Sammy I liked that a lot!!!!
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These stories of Sammy's are fucking epic I can't get enough of them
I press like before I watch it every thing this guy does is well thought out and on point
Neal... The only man that could send Sammy to his safety Room... a very intense story
Maybe also Roy Demeo ?
I met Neil dellacroce in federal prison he was doing time for contempt of court back in 1981 or 82 he was a tough old dude you could just tell and his icy blue eyes SCARY LOOKING.
Nothing like a Sammy story.
I can't imagine having Dellacroce staring me down,great story.
Sammy, amazing memory with the details of the story, feeling like I'm in the room with all these guys as it's told. Mind like a steel cage
I love the fireside ambiance. That, along with the pacing of your delivery, magnifies your words and colors your story. Very effective and well done.
This is a great podcast and set of documentation. The editing, Videography and audio/foley editing for the narration videos are great. Mr Gravano and team have done great job with this podcast.
These stories, like you are living them. Emotional roller coaster.
Ever notice the heavy sighs?
No DUMMY.. He lived them... You BUFFOON
I almost shat myself when he dropped the bomb in "Yous Are Gonna Die Tonight".
He sure has a way of recreating tension!
Sammy, would love to hear stories about the Philly/AC mob from your point of view. I knew all those guys, Nicky, Phil, Yogi & Chucky Merlino, Salvi Testa, etc..from growing up in South Philly & then later Margate. The Falcone hit happened 2 blocks from my house, I remember that vividly. I was also in Angelo’s when you had dinner with Nicky & Phil, and would love to hear more about that meeting if you can.
Margate aka "Mob-gate" was/still place where mob and associates live and party in summer... Especially Joey Merlino and his guys, that's basically their home (w/ some now living there year round, since fleeing city after riots/ increased crime in Philly)
OG K, check out the 1990 Pennsylvania organized commission’s report on organized crime, you can find it online. It’s Fkn fascinating. Details the Bruno/Scarfo borgata, the LaRocca/Genovese borgata in Pittsburgh and, The Buffalino family Eighty Four PA, The Pagans, The Breed, The Warlocks & other 1% club activities. And there are tons of firsthand interviews with guys like Nick the Crow, Tommy Del & Lawrence Merlino. Also details Black, Jamaican, Hispanic Gangs. And the operating style & history of each LCN Borgata & gang/1% club
@@binko969 that's crazy, I am from western PA (Pittsburgh area) and I used to work for a company. I had hear that the owner and his family were lcn, last name Larocca...
That’s awesome, how was it growing up in Philly??
@@codychoquette7440 Cody, it was a great childhood! I was born in South Philly, was a small boy when Angelo Bruno was shot about 6 blocks away. We lived on Broad st, and every New Year’s Day when they had the Mummers parade and Frank Rizzo was the mayor of Philly, I can remember many different wise guys stopping by our house. My aunt owned a large construction company & my grandfather was a well respected dentist, so coming from a large Italian family these stuff was like second nature to me. In 1977 when the casino bill passed in AC, we moved there (Margate) so my father could open up the first 4 star Italian restaurant outside of the casinos. It was on Pacific ave, between Mississippi & Georgia Aves, and all the heavy hitters would come in, even Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Diana Ross, and of course the NY & Philly crews. It was a great childhood and early adulthood growing up there and having AC in my backyard. I was good friends with Nicky Jr, we went to Holy Spirit together next I would usually hang out with the Ducktown crew since I was Italian, they basically adopted me, even though I lived about 7 miles away in Margate. I’m contemplating writing a book about the life I experienced in the late 70s to mid 90s, as I’ve seen lesser people do it with great results. I have quite a few stories to tell!
Sammy, you talk a lot about the mob guys from NY or NJ. Did you ever have any dealings with the Chicago outfit and what did you think about guys like Tony Accardo or Sam Giancana, 2 super heavy weights in the Chicago mob?
You missed out the real boss of they two....Paul ricca.......a would love to hear stories about the outfit too mate
@@tommyboy8454 Tony was the real boss, stayed undercover for decades
@@wolfech1 Tony was a big boss no doubt.....but Paul ricca was the real boss....was also respect in Italy with the camorra and chicago had more links to them than any of the new yorks five because of it.....and the genovese family respected Tony but classed Paul as the leader
@@tommyboy8454 I know Paul and Tony let Momo jump in the spot light and take the heat, Joe Aiuppa was another figure head hiding the true power behind the outfit
@@wolfech1 yeah a heard joey was one of the reasons they started have ceremonies for getting made...(wasn't a big thing ceremonies in chicago as it was in new york)think it was because in chicago it was mostly itailans from the main land and not scilly.....a love chicago outfit history and on there prime a think they had the strongest family in USA alongside the genovese ......obv a don't know for a fact tho...you probably know more than me
Dellecroce just should have been made Boss....Carlo picked wrong on his death bed. Paul was a disgrace and that's why he ended up layed out on E46th like that in short time being so greedy and soft like he was..
I was good friends with Carmine Salami and Tony Baloney until they got all sliced up. Paul Pepperoni caught them in his deli trying to steal anchovies. Their remains were found on a cutting board.
Fucking perfect timing jus packed a bowl👌
Nice!!
bro thats an idea
A bowl of cereal?
Am I the only one who's initial thought was that you were watching UA-cam on the toilet?
Bowl of crack
Appreciate the Neil story. As a beginner mob historian, Neil is my favorite
You’re favorite? This isn’t baseball
There's a really good book (unfortunately I forget the name of it and it's author but I remember it was co-authored) about the history of the Mafia. It's mostly set in Brooklyn around 1919 when the Black Hand and White Hand gangs were at war.
I learned about the story of a mobster Vincenzo Gibaldi and how he'd become Al Capone's bodyguard, top assassin and most likely the person who planned and executed the St Valentine's Day Massacre - eventually calling himself "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn.
The Irish gang killed his father and he practiced his marksmanship until he was confident enough to take on the leadership of the Irish mob. He began working for Frankie Yale who realised he was out of control for going after the top men, so he gave him to Al Capone.
This guy's story could easily be a movie.
@@LouieOcean2 lmao
@@LouieOcean2 Rofl
@@LouieOcean2 lol
hey sammy how about tommy billotti? he was rumored to be a pretty brutal guy. im sure you have stories about him
@@TheDamageinc81
thanks for the reply, i was talking about tommy billotti, the guy who was killed along with castellano.
he was supposed to be a pretty ruthless guy
@@TheDamageinc81 u on about Tommy Pitera different guy.
@@frankwallace5174 Yes I apologize
@@sanderson9338 Yeah I messed up ... apologies
@@TheDamageinc81
dude no need. thanks for the response man👍
Great story Sammy that was smart. Never talking about it again glad you’re doing well.
Thank you, Sammy, for sharing! What a heartbreaking, anxious life you lived. No luck involved in your survival... brains & balls, Sir! Thanks for the merchandise, as well.