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Police Off The Cuff/Real Crime Stories

The Castellano Hit Inside the Mob's Deadliest Decision.

Police Off The Cuff/Real Crime Stories

Bill Cannon Police off the Cuff/Real Crime Stories

Law Enforcement, Crime, True Crime, Military

4.4870 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

The Castellano Hit: Inside the Mob's Deadliest Decision  Good morning, everyone. Bill Cannon here from Police Off the Cuff. We're discussing a complex true crime story that has become a baffling mystery, focusing on the 1985 murders of Paul Castellano and Tommy Bellotti. This incident is a real crime that will be analyzed as a true crime show, delving into the powerful figures of the Gambino family and the broader aspects of organized crime, showcasing how a mafia boss rose to power.

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0:00.0

On 19, December 16, 1985, Paul Castellano and Tommy Bellotti were murdered by John Gotti and Sammy Gravano and numerous other people who was a conspiracy of a group of people with a lot of power.

0:21.6

Again, Bino family that year.

0:23.6

And ultimately, John became boss.

0:26.6

Frankie DeChico became the other boss and Sammy became a captain.

0:31.6

And that did change a lot of things in organized crime.

0:35.6

You know, one of the things Tommy that just i want

0:39.2

everyone to know that's not familiar with this hit was there was a lot of shooters out on the

0:45.6

street i don't think there was seven there were four shooter there were four actors two on each

0:52.7

two on paul two on ball two on ball and i think there were four actor with two on each, two on Paul, two on Baladi. And I think there were

0:56.4

an additional, possibly four backup shooters. And I know Sammy was definitely a backup shooter. He

1:02.8

was driving and John Gotti was in a passenger seat. And there were people inside for this

1:10.5

supposed meeting

1:11.9

in case the shooting didn't go down,

1:14.1

so nobody caught on.

1:16.3

Frankie DeChico was definitely inside the Spock's restaurant

1:20.9

with a couple other captains.

1:23.1

And as soon as the shooting happened, they left.

1:26.3

But I think there were definitely four shooters that actually fired their guns.

1:32.3

And I think, I believe there was an additional four backup shooters and Sammy and John

1:39.0

in another car.

1:41.4

You know, Tommy, it's interesting to note that the mob, when they do a hit like that on the street, they work in a similar fashion as the police do.

1:51.9

Like an anti-crime, we tactically tack up when we're going to take down a car, say we're going to pull over a car, a stolen car, a car that just did a stick up.

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