Philip Giaccone
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Phillip Giaccone also known as "Philly Lucky" and "The Priest" (July 12, 1932 Ridgewood, Queens
- May 5, 1981 Lindenwood, Queens
) was a Bonanno crime family
member.
, who came from Montreal, Quebec with another Canadian mobster to help Massino.
. The lot was a Gambino mob graveyard; Gambino crime family
capo John Gotti
arranged for his men to bury the bodies there as a favor to Massino. A few weeks after the shooting, authorities discovered Indelicato's body and removed it from the lot.
In October 2004, after some children reported finding a body in the Lindenwood lot, FBI agents excavated the property and discovered the bodies of Giaccone and Trinchera. Among the personal items they unearthed was a Piaget
watch that belonged to Giaccone's wife. In December 2004, the bodies were positively identified as Giaccone and Trichera.
On December 5, 2005, Massino, now a government witness, pleaded guilty to murdering Giaccone, Trinchera, and Indelicato. He received two life sentences in prison. In May, 2007, after being extradited to the United States, Rizzuto pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn court to reduced charges in the three capos murder and was sentenced to ten years in state prison.
Ridgewood, Queens
Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens...
- May 5, 1981 Lindenwood, Queens
Lindenwood, Queens
Lindenwood is a section of Howard Beach, Queens, New York. This middle class area was developed in the 1950s and 1960s and sits on landfilled land...
) was a Bonanno crime family
Bonanno crime family
The Bonanno crime family is one of the "Five Families" that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia ....
member.
The three capos murder
On May 5, 1981, Massino loyalists shot and killed Giaccone, along with Trinchera and Indelicato, in a Brooklyn night club. One of the gunmen was mobster Vito RizzutoVito Rizzuto
Vito Rizzuto , known as Montreal's Teflon Don, was alleged to be the leading Mafia boss of the Sicilian Mafia in Canada and heads the Rizzuto crime family.-Family:...
, who came from Montreal, Quebec with another Canadian mobster to help Massino.
Aftermath
After the killings, the Bonanno gunmen transported the three bodies to a lot in Lindenwood, QueensLindenwood, Queens
Lindenwood is a section of Howard Beach, Queens, New York. This middle class area was developed in the 1950s and 1960s and sits on landfilled land...
. The lot was a Gambino mob graveyard; Gambino crime family
Gambino crime family
The Gambino crime family is one of the "Five Families" that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Mafia . The group is named after Carlo Gambino, boss of the family at the time of the McClellan hearings in 1963...
capo John Gotti
John Gotti
John Joseph Gotti, Jr was an American mobster who became the Boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. Gotti grew up in poverty. He and his brothers turned to a life of crime at an early age...
arranged for his men to bury the bodies there as a favor to Massino. A few weeks after the shooting, authorities discovered Indelicato's body and removed it from the lot.
In October 2004, after some children reported finding a body in the Lindenwood lot, FBI agents excavated the property and discovered the bodies of Giaccone and Trinchera. Among the personal items they unearthed was a Piaget
Piaget
Piaget is surname of:* Edouard Piaget , Swiss entomologist* Jean Piaget , Swiss developmental psychologist* Paul Piaget , a Swiss rower...
watch that belonged to Giaccone's wife. In December 2004, the bodies were positively identified as Giaccone and Trichera.
On December 5, 2005, Massino, now a government witness, pleaded guilty to murdering Giaccone, Trinchera, and Indelicato. He received two life sentences in prison. In May, 2007, after being extradited to the United States, Rizzuto pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn court to reduced charges in the three capos murder and was sentenced to ten years in state prison.