They murder "The Godfather" of New York, head of the Gambino family

The night of Wednesday 13/03 the neighbors of the neighborhood Todt Hill in Staten Island (New York) they were submerged in a fragment of the film The Godfather, watching the murder of the head of the Italian mafia in New York, Francesco Cali. He himself died because, at least, of 6 shots in the chest 53 years, the clan leader Italian-American, Gambino, was killed after participating in a shootout in the middle of the highway.

Cali was part of the youth mafia when the gangster, John J. Gotti, aka Dapper Don he led the Gambino clan. For the purposes of 1990 The gangster was already an active member of the group, then captain in less than 10 years.

It has been 30 years since these features were experienced in New Yorkand less so on the coastal island of New York State, Staten Island, which, although the public is aware of the presence of Mafia influences, is also known for its calm and peace. In addition, while the shooting was taking place, Cali's family was inside the house.

The armed confrontation took place around 9:30 pm on the Atlantic coast of the United States. Although, until now, no one knows the perpetrators of the crime, some witnesses claim that he was struck by a blue van that then fled.

Cali was shot six times in the chest, but his death was not pronounced until he arrived at the hospital. The next day, the New York Police I kept looking for the suspect of the murdered man and the weapon used in the crime. According to witnesses, the only information available indicates that the vehicle was hit by a blue van that ran away.

"It looked like a fireworks"said a New York Times neighbor who refused to give her name.

The Gambino family, with 5 other families form Costa Nostra, the largest criminal network on the North American Atlantic coast. Among the families are the Bonanno, Colombo and Genovese and Lucchese, every family is involved, among others in organized crime, drug trafficking, which caused their confrontation with Pablo Escobar, the Colombian leader Cartel of Medellínextortion and murder, among others.

In the year 2008, the group suffered a blow with the first and only arrest of Francesco for a case of extortion linked to an unsuccessful attempt to build a racetrack Nascar in Staten Island. After serving his sentence: 16 months in prison, he returned to the top of the New York Mafia and became the right arm of John "Jackie the nose" D'Amico, which was until 2011 the leader of the Gambino group.

As confirmed during the hearing of his arrest in 2008, Cali proceeded to the installation of video machines. Joker Poker illegal in a bar of Brooklyn. He was also involved in a scam involving the sale of fake phone cards.

The last more similar episode was the murder of Paul Castellano, former head of the Gambino organization, in 1985, who was killed, to the order of Jhon Gotti , a member of the clan who went to prison in 1990 and died in 2002 in front of the restaurant Sparks Steakhouse in the middle of the Big apple to end the power struggle between the two.

This episode, 30 years ago, marked the beginning of the end, and according to police and badysts, the recent badbadination of Frank Cali was what would break the most famous and dangerous clan on the Atlantic coast of the United States. -United.