John Gotti ordered the hit on Castellano. Paul Castellano’s body is pictured here after he was gunned down in front of Sparks Steak House on Dec. 16, 1985, in New York City. Shown is the sheet ...

John Gotti orchestrated the murder of Paul Castellano in 1985 to take over the Gambino crime family. He died in prison in 2002. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to ...

In this April 7, 1986, file photo, John Gotti, reputed godfather of the Gambino crime family after "Big Paul" Castellano's murder, is pictured at Brooklyn Federal Court where he went on trail for ...

Gotti was a capo in the Gambino crime family, and he didn’t like Castellano, for several reasons. For one thing, Gotti was upset that Carlo Gambino, the previous godfather, had anointed Paul ...

The last big mob hit of the 20th century was one for the ages. The Dec. 16, 1985, execution of Gambino family boss “Big Paul” Castellano and driver Tommy Bilotti in a fusillade of Mafia ...

John Gotti ordered a hit on Paul Castellano and became the head of the Gambino family until he was arrested in 1992. (Image: Getty) Why did he order hit on Paul Castellano?

John Gotti was the infamous mob boss of the Gambino crime family before he was sentenced to life in prison, where he died in 2002. ... John Gotti in 'Get Gotti'. ; Big Paul Castellano.

The notorious “Teflon Don,” John Gotti, took over the Gambino crime family in 1985 by ordering a mob hit on boss Paul Castellano outside Sparks Steak House in Manhattan. He later died of ...

N E W  Y O R K, June 10 -- John Gotti announced his arrival with the Hollywood hit of Big Paul Castellano, gunned down on a crowded midtown street nine days before Christmas of 1985. Gotti ...

John Gotti's children, ... reported that Gotti orchestrated one of the most famous mob murders in New York City history - the hit on his boss Paul Castellano and Gambino No. 2 man Thomas Bilotti.