Summary of Albert DeMeo's For the Sins of My Father

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#1 Roy Albert DeMeo was a member of the Gambino crime family, and he was the mastermind behind the biggest auto theft ring in New York history. He was murdered in 1983 as part of Castellano's purge of family members who had attracted FBI scrutiny.

#2 I had been waiting for the call to come for several days. I was relieved it had finally happened, and I was ready to take action. I was going to leave my family and go live with my father.

#3 I opened the door, and heard Major whining. I paused and whispered to the dog, It's all right, boy. I began to swim, my muscles warming quickly to the exercise. The only sounds were my breathing and the faint roar of the Atlantic.

#4 I was born in 1966 in Brooklyn, the second child of parents barely out of their teens. I had an older sister named Debra and a teenage stepbrother in my Uncle Joe. My grandfather DeMeo had died when Joe was a baby, and when Grandma DeMeo returned to her native Italy without Joe, my parents took him in as their own.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822523128

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Insights on Albert DeMeo's For the Sins of My Father

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 1

#1

Roy Albert DeMeo was a member of the Gambino crime family, and he was the mastermind behind the biggest auto theft ring in New York history. He was murdered in 1983 as part of Castellano's purge of family members who had attracted FBI scrutiny.

#2

I had been waiting for the call to come for several days. I was relieved it had finally happened, and I was ready to take action. I was going to leave my family and go live with my father.

#3

I opened the door, and heard Major whining. I paused and whispered to the dog, It's all right, boy. I began to swim, my muscles warming quickly to the exercise. The only sounds were my breathing and the faint roar of the Atlantic.

#4

I was born in 1966 in Brooklyn, the second child of parents barely out of their teens. I had an older sister named Debra and a teenage stepbrother in my Uncle Joe. My grandfather DeMeo had died when Joe was a baby, and when Grandma DeMeo returned to her native Italy without Joe, my parents took him in as their own.

#5

I grew up with a father who was a giant to me. He was a husky man with dark hair and kind brown eyes, and he was always there for me. I loved spending time with him.

#6

My father liked Vinny, and would give him things to give to us kids. I was shocked to learn that Vinny was a thief, as he seemed so nice. My father would never ask where the items came from, as he didn’t want to know.

#7

My family went to a Lutheran church, and I was polite and well behaved in church, but I found the lessons boring. Afterward, my mother picked me up and took me home