Or is just another lucky burglar who escaped from an armed homeowner? Suddenly, Castellano's older son and daughter came "storming through the house, looking, examining, opening suitcases and closets. Giuseppe was a butcher and an early member of the Mangano crime family, the forerunner of the Gambino family.Castellano's sister Kathryn was married to Carlo Gambino, his cousin and a future boss of the Gambino crime family. Constantino Paul Castellano (Italian: [kastelËlaËno]; June 26, 1915 â December 16, 1985), also known as "The Howard Hughes of the Mob" and "Big Paulie" (or "PC" to his family), was an American crime boss who succeeded Carlo Gambino as head of the Gambino crime family.Castellano was killed in an unsanctioned assassination on December 16, 1985, ordered by John Gotti, who ⦠In 2003, Wine Spectator gave a Restaurant Awards to Sparks Steak House. When a Mob Boss Out for a Steak Dinner Was Murdered in Cold ⦠Paul Castellano (real name: Constantino Paul Castellano) took on the nickname Big Paul, as he happened to be one of the most powerful and widely recognized figures in American organized crime, according to Britannica. And no one said anything to me." When his sons die, they will almost certainly die as old men in ⦠Paul Castellano's Brazen Asassination And The Rise Of John Gotti (Monaster, Thomas) "I don't think you can blame John Gotti for ⦠The hit was given under the orders of John Gotti. Castellano was a cousin to Major General Vito Castellano a commander of the New York National Guard ⦠Reviews. Paul Castellano | Biography, La Cosa Nostra, & Facts | Britannica " 'What horror is this?' Where Gambino gangsters go to die: Inside Staten Islandâs mafia ⦠Paul Castellano (body on sidewalk) and Thomas Bilotti (body in street ), lie dead in front of Sparks Steak House. Why ordering a hit on âBig Paulâ Castellano at Sparks Steak House ⦠Oct 12, 2013 - Is the Staten Island Ninja back? According to Sammy Gravanoâs testimony Thomas Bilotti, Big Paulâs bodyguard drove Paul Castellano made the right choices for his sons, and, in this regard, he has got his revenge. Gambino crime family boss Paul Castellano and underboss Thomas Bilotti were gunned down outside its entrance on 16 December 1985. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. The men had been lured there with the promise of having a talk with Gotti to âiron things out.â 7. Todt Hill on Staten Island: Frank Caliâs Neighborhood Is Known for ⦠Castellano and Bilottie were shot dead outside a steak house by order of John Gotti. Castellano was born in Brooklyn in 1915, to Giuseppe Castellano and Concetta (née Casatu). The murder of reputed Gambino crime family boss Frank Cali on Wednesday recalled New York Cityâs last major mob hit nearly 35 years ago: the iconic assassination of Paul Castellano ⦠The day Paul Castellano was assassinated outside Sparks Steak â¦