DeSimone killed Bentvena not only because he had insulted him, but also because Burke had taken over Bentvena's loanshark business while Bentvena was in prison. Tommy loved and enjoyed killing people, torturing people, hurting people, and beating people up. Peter Vario (Paul Vario's son) and Bruno Facciolo took him to an unknown location, where he was murdered. DeSimone replied, "Well, I'm a mean cat."[3]. Hill stated that he and Jimmy Burke didn't exactly know how many people DeSimone had killed in total. Instead, Edwards parked the truck in front of a fire hydrant at his girlfriend's apartment, where police discovered it two days after the heist. Burke, who had a fond relationship with DeSimone, apparently ignored DeSimone's potential error of revealing his face, partly because Burke viewed DeSimone as essential "muscle" in the crew and hoped DeSimone would act as a hitman to silence various participants in the heist. DeSimone wurde scheinbar ein Opfer einer so genannten Lupara Bianca, d.h. er wurde ermordet, und verschwand bis heute spurlos. Hill claimed that in "the week after Christmas," he and Burke had gone down to Florida to straighten out a drug deal gone bad. DeSimone had dated Jerothe's sister and then beaten her up, prompting Jerothe to threaten to kill him. Hill said. DeSimone was portrayed by Joe Pesci in the 1990 movie Goodfellas, renamed Tommy DeVito. While playing pinochle with Joseph Iannuzzi and Agro, he would throw darts at the other players when he started losing. She said she had last seen DeSimone a few weeks earlier when he borrowed $60 from her.[10]. They enjoyed talking about them." After a stunned silence, a delighted and impressed Burke, having now developed a respect for Gianco for sticking up for himself, gave Gianco some money before jokingly teasing DeSimone, who hadn't said or done anything in retaliation, about "going soft". Tommy DeSimone had two sisters, Dolores and Phyllis, and two brothers, Robert and Anthony. DeSimone then shot Jerothe between the eyes. She said she had last seen Tommy "a few weeks earlier" when he borrowed $60 from her. Soon after the heist, DeSimone murdered Parnell "Stacks" Edwards, an African-American blues musician and career criminal. Thomas Anthony DeSimone (May 24, 1950 – disappeared January 14, 1979) was an American mobster associated with New York City's Lucchese crime family who is alleged to have participated in both the Air France robbery and the Lufthansa heist. Another account, told by Hill in Gangsters and Goodfellas, states that John Gotti himself was the assassin, although in the presence of Thomas Agro. His fourth murder, according to Hill, occurred when DeSimone and another associate named Stanley Diamond {1922-1991} got carried away after being asked to "rough up" a witness to a robbery. Following graduation Tom worked briefly as Post Production Supervisor at Bosustow Productions in West Los Angeles, after... Watch an Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Clip from Scream Factory’s Hell Night Collector’s Edition Blu-ray / DVD, “Pray for Day”: Scream Factory Reveals Full Bonus Features & New Release Date for Hell Night Collector’s Edition Blu-ray / DVD, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, It's My Party and You'll Die If I Want You To, Inside A.M.G. He would drink almost a gallon of whole milk a day. However, on the commentary for the film Goodfellas, he states that Bentvena's body was buried in the basement of Robert's Lounge, a bar and restaurant owned by Burke, and only later was put into the car crusher. Tommy had remained behind in New York because he was going to be made. "Walking down the street, he looked like he was bringing you a sandwich instead of a .38." The money was stored in a cement-block strong room at the Air France cargo terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, with a round-the-clock private security guard. DeSimone's paternal uncle, Frank DeSimone, was a criminal attorney-turned-mobster; "Uncle Frank" (as he was known) replaced Jack Dragna in 1956 after the latter's death, becoming the second DeSimone family member to become Los Angeles crime family boss. He was the brother-in-law of mobster Joseph "The Barber" Spione, who was slain for refusing to help kill DeSimone in the late 1970s. On December 18, 1974, DeSimone killed Ronald "Foxy" Jerothe, a protégé of then-Gambino associate John Gotti. Along with Henry Hill, Jimmy Burke, and Paul Vario, DeSimone was known for the famed "Lufthansa Heist." His sister was quoted saying "Tommy's teen-age years revolved around boxing, lifting weights, smoking cigarettes, and beating the shit out of a punching bag he kept in a spare room. They have also lived in Somerville, MA. DeSimone's family is well-connected to the Italian-American Mafias. Another account, told by Hill in Gangsters and Goodfellas, states that John Gotti himself was the assassin, although in the presence of Thomas Agro. Hill commented that DeSimone would murder someone just because he wanted to try out a new firearm and wouldn't hesitate to use someone as human target practice. McMahon said the best time for the actual robbery would be just before midnight, when the security guard would be on his meal break. DeSimone was alleged to have taken part in the December 1978 Lufthansa heist from JFK International Airport, the largest robbery in U.S. history at the time. In the book Wiseguy, Hill said that before DeSimone started to beat Bentvena, DeSimone yelled, "Shine these fucking shoes!" DeSimone replied, "Well, I'm a mean cat.". DeSimone's paternal grandfather Rosario DeSimone was the boss of the Los Angeles crime family after Vito Di Giorgio was killed in Chicago in 1922. According to Ianuzzi, Agro would often laughingly refer to killing the third DeSimone brother, stating that "Maybe it is time to go for the DeSimone trifecta!" DeSimone was a grandson and nephew of Los Angeles crime family bosses Rosario DeSimone and Frank DeSimone, respectively. Hill later described DeSimone as a "pure psychopath". No alarm was raised, no shots fired, and no one was injured. Also, in real life, Vario allowed the Gambinos to kill DeSimone in retaliation for the murder of Bentvena and Jerothe, whereas in the film, elder members of the family solely execute Tommy DeVito for killing a "made man" without permission, shooting him in the back of the head. Pesci won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this depiction. Hill stated that Bentvena saw DeSimone and jokingly asked him if he still shined shoes and DeSimone perceived it as an insult. While playing pinochle with Agro and Joseph Iannuzzi, he would throw darts at the other players when he started losing. A week later, Gianco was again serving drinks; DeSimone started to verbally bully him about his wounded foot, spurring Gianco to reply "Why don't you go fuck yourself, Tommy? Agro also claimed to have murdered DeSimone's brother Anthony after he turned informant. DeSimone leaned over to Hill and Burke and said "I'm gonna kill that motherfucker. Once he found out where Stacks was hiding, he visited Stacks and shot him six times in the chest and head with a silenced pistol. There are two theories as to who actually killed DeSimone. The money was usually carried in linen bags, each containing US$60,000, and Air France shipped up to $1 million a week in this manner. ★ Thomas DeSimone. Hill said. On December 18, 1974, DeSimone killed Ronald "Foxy" Jerothe, a protégé of then-Gambino associate John Gotti. Instead, Edwards parked the truck in front of a fire hydrant, where police discovered it two days after the heist. Hill stated that he and Jimmy Burke didn't know how many people DeSimone had killed. Henry also indicated in both the book Wiseguy and the DVD commentary to Goodfellas that DeSimone was already dead when Martin Krugman disappeared on January 6, 1979. On The Howard Stern Show, Hill said that Gianco was buried next to Robert's Lounge, which was owned by Burke, along with other bodies. Edwards was supposed to have driven the vehicle to New Jersey, where it (along with any potential evidence inside) was to be destroyed in a junk yard belonging to John Gotti. DeSimone strangled Remo with piano wire. He had a short fuse, and an animalistic appetite. He received his Bachelor's Degree in directing from Emerson College in Boston and then headed West to UCLA where he earned a Master's Degree in Motion Picture production. DeSimone strangled Cersani with piano wire. [2] In Wiseguy, Hill said the body was eventually crushed in a mechanical compactor at a New Jersey junkyard, which was owned by Clyde Brooks. [4], After William "Billy Batts" Bentvena was released from prison in 1970, in the book Wiseguy, Henry Hill said that they threw a "welcome home" party for Bentvena at Robert's Lounge, which was owned by Jimmy Burke. According to mob informant Joseph "Joe Dogs" Iannuzzi, Thomas Agro said in 1985 that he had murdered Thomas DeSimone. DeSimone leaned over to Hill and Burke and said "I'm gonna kill that motherfucker. On May 17, 2007 on the Howard Stern Show, Hill reaffirmed that Gotti had killed DeSimone. Hill later described DeSimone as a "pure psychopath" and "a fucking loose horse, a fucking homicidal maniac and was always strung out on coke constantly." A few weeks later Batts, Burke and Hill were at The Suite again, and DeSimone entered with a .38 revolver and a plastic mattress cover. DeSimone was introduced to the Vario Crew in 1965. He kicked and swung and shit all over himself before he died." In Wiseguy, Hill mentioned that DeSimone had killed "around" four people in prison, bringing his body count to approximately 11. DeSimone's father owned a printing shop, which he lost due to a compulsive gambling addiction. He received his Bachelor's Degree in directing from Emerson College in Boston and then headed West to UCLA where he earned a Master's Degree in Motion Picture production. Hill stated that after he saw this he was truly convinced that DeSimone was a total psychopath. Gotti's role as the assassin was repeated in the 2015 book The Lufthansa Heist, cowritten by Hill and journalist Daniel Simone,[11] although this account claims that DeSimone's death was instantaneous from three gunshots to the head. DeSimone was apparently spotted during the heist as suspicious because he had very well polished shoes, too well polished for an airport employee. [6] Burke decided on DeSimone, McMahon, Angelo Sepe, Louis Cafora, Joe Manri, and Paolo LiCastri as the robbers.

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