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John Gotti  

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  • John Gotti was the New York City Gambino family crime boss in the 1980s. He took control of the organization after shooting rival crime boss Paul Castellano on December 16th, 1985, in Manhattan, New York. [Source: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime; John Gotti]

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