Posted on 02/01/2018 5:58:00 PM PST by nickcarraway
Jurors sitting on the racketeering trial of Philadelphia mob boss Joseph Merlino got a primer on getting whacked Thursday, as they heard recordings of a 2014 chat in which the mafioso yaks about how effortless it is to take a life.
“Listen, it’s easy to kill somebody,” proclaimed the mafioso, known as “Skinny Joey,” in secretly recorded audio played during testimony by Genovese associate-turned-rat John Rubeo.
“It’s simple,” the 55-year-old mobster explained matter-of-factly. “Get in the car and shoot you in the f—ing head and you’re dead.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
(was due to testify THE NEXT DAY)
The FBI is very good at what they do.
Many years ago there was an interview with a mafia hit-man
named Richard Kuklinski.
They called him “The Iceman”.
He scared the be-jesus out of me.
It was when I realized that evil walks amongst us.
“... Genovese associate-turned-rat...”
Good to know whose side Kevin Sheehan and Emily Saul are on.
What does that helicopter crash have to with anything?
The Fish Tank
Isn't the theme of this thread 'how easy it is to get whacked'?
Well, it looked easy on The Sopranos.
“Many years ago there was an interview with a mafia hit-man
named Richard Kuklinski. They called him “The Iceman. He scared the be-jesus out of me”
I got a jury duty summons for his case and saw him in court, never did get selected but he was a huge, scary looking guy. Perfect fit for that line of work.
Standard Hotels execs died in that crash a few days ago. The chain is thought to be connected to a big-name pedophile ring.
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