I’ve read a few of Anthony Destephano’s books (Carmine Persico, Anastasia, Genovese, etc.) and I’ve always thought his writing style was a little bland. Almost like reading a Wikipedia article. But I’m a couple chapters in and I’ve gotta say his writing style has gotten sharper. It’s not an autobiography, obviously, but it’s got a cadence and a rhythm that keeps me engaged. Similar to Wiseguy or Underboss. I definitely recommend it to anyone who hasn’t already.

Goodfellas is told mostly from Hill’s perspective, through there are narrations from his wife as well. I always found it funny that Hill never really admits to anything truly bad though out the whole movie.

Was he ever known to have killed anyone?

Same production quaility but focused around the Murder Inc, mainly Abe Reles and his Brownsville Crew. Baaaaaaaaby I could die happy

Plenty have argued that the mob was the reason they gained so much power anyways.

It got them both killed in the end (JFK at least).

Pete is well respected throughout New York and Philadelphia… stayed solid and is doing ten in the feds… IYKYK 💯

I’m a northeast guy but I’m getting into the Canadian stuff a bit.

Why do hitmen perform murders when they know they’ll almost certainly be shot or captured? Maybe my perspective is tainted by movies where they get a few shots off and are instantly obliterated by a rebuttal of gunfire, and this rarely, if ever, occurs. Is it loyalty, debt, etc?

Or do they all generally follow the same hierarchy?

Read this a few times here. What would Roy have done? Kill Gotti then? Ridiculous anyway that there was no reaction to this, although I believe Chin at least wanted Gotti to pay a price for this

Obviously, with this question I’m aware that they won’t have close to the power of a made-member. But when it comes to crime elements, can they run their own rackets, and other things like that? How far can an associates power reach?

it's not like they can just post about it brazenly on socials, I'm guessing what really happens is they offer different hitmen/gangs money on a guy's head then the media dubs it a "bounty"