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  • QUEENS 'BRASCO' BONES ID'D

    12/21/2004 1:17:09 AM PST · by nickcarraway · 58 replies · 2,066+ views
    New York Post ^ | December 21, 2004 | KATI CORNELL SMITH
    Human remains unearthed from a mob burial site in Queens have been positively identified as two Bonanno capos who were killed more than 20 years ago in a grisly Mafia hit depicted in the movie "Donnie Brasco." The FBI located the bodies — along with personal items such as a watch, a crucifix and a credit card — during a three-week dig at a lot in Ozone Park in October.
  • Career of a Crime Boss Ends With Sweeping Convictions

    07/31/2004 7:23:16 AM PDT · by Valin · 4 replies · 356+ views
    NY Times ^ | 7/21/04 | WILLIAM GLABERSON
    The New York mob boss often called "the last don" was convicted yesterday in a federal racketeering case that centered on charges that his bloody 25 years as the dominant power in the Bonanno crime family included seven murders and a host of other crimes. The conviction of the boss, Joseph C. Massino, 61, on all 11 counts followed a startling trial that included damaging testimony from his own brother-in-law and underboss and an unusual claim by the defense lawyer that if Mr. Massino was a crime boss, he was a peaceful one opposed to rubouts. The verdict was a...