They were the shots heard around the underworld. It has been 35 years this week since the most brazen mob hit, rivaling the Valentine's Day Massacre, and the most daring since the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, took place on a New York City sidewalk.
On Dec. 16, 1985, the sharp sound of gunfire pierced the evening rush hour on a Midtown Manhattan street, and the Boss of Bosses, Gambino crime family head Paul Castellano, and his driver, Tommy Bilotti, fell to the ground.The two were ambushed, shot dead in front of Sparks Steakhouse on East 46th Street. "There were many reasons that Castellano was shot," Sammy "The Bull" Gravano told Fox News. "He broke a lot of rules himself, he did a lot of things.
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