Summary of Frank Dimatteo & Michael Benson's Mafia Hit Man

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#1 When I was a kid on President Street, Joey Gallo was away. I was there because my dad, Ricky Dimatteo, was Larry Gallo’s bodyguard. The boys seemed to be thriving and having fun, but all that changed when Joey Gallo was released from prison on April 11, 1971.

#2 The block of President Street was geographically isolated, and was perfect for a fortress. It was here that the Gallo brothers grew up and planned tactics and strategy.

#3 On March 11, 1971, Joey was released from prison. Everyone on the block was excited. I was fifteen, but already at my full height. I was hanging out with my best friend, Anthony Goombadiel Russo. We didn’t recognize the black Cadillac limo that pulled up to the curb in front of Mondo’s club.

#4 When Joey was released from prison, he felt like he had lost too much time, and he was going to make up for it. He wanted to eat every food and live every life. He wanted to fuck every woman.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822523081

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Insights on Frank Dimatteo & Michael Benson's Mafia Hit Man

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

When I was a kid on President Street, Joey Gallo was away. I was there because my dad, Ricky Dimatteo, was Larry Gallo’s bodyguard. The boys seemed to be thriving and having fun, but all that changed when Joey Gallo was released from prison on April 11, 1971.

#2

The block of President Street was geographically isolated, and was perfect for a fortress. It was here that the Gallo brothers grew up and planned tactics and strategy.

#3

On March 11, 1971, Joey was released from prison. Everyone on the block was excited. I was fifteen, but already at my full height. I was hanging out with my best friend, Anthony Goombadiel Russo. We didn’t recognize the black Cadillac limo that pulled up to the curb in front of Mondo’s club.

#4

When Joey was released from prison, he felt like he had lost too much time, and he was going to make up for it. He wanted to eat every food and live every life. He wanted to fuck every woman.

#5

After the family reunion, the boys headed to President Street to visit Punchy’s cousin, Armando Mondo Illiano. Mondo's club was a dingy place where a dock worker could get lunch and shoot pool.

#6

I was six years old when I met Joey Gallo. He took one look at me and said, You’re Ricky’s kid. I beamed. Yeah, I said. He said, If anything happens to your dad, you’ll always have a home on the block.

#7

Joey Gallo was a national figure in 1959, about sixteen months after making his bones as part of the hit squad that whacked Albert the Mad Hatter Anastasia in Grasso’s Barber Shop. His fame came the day he testified before the Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field, handling questions from the investigation’s chief