Cosa Nostra News

Masseria murder scene; note the ace of apades -- fate or fiction? Joe "The Boss" mugshot. The New York Times FYI section is running an interesting Q&A today, titled "Coney Island’s Big Hit" -- and we are glad the writer noted that the card more than likely was slipped into the dead mob boss's hand by an enterprising photographer -- just like an enterprising cop may have slipped the famous cigar into a dead Carmine Galante's mouth....But it's kind of funny that the Masseria killing created the fear of the ace of spades -- considered the "death card" by Mafiosi and others -- when all along it may have been manufactured rather than an act of fate. Also our good friend/mentor Sonny Girard  in his comment below has reminded us that Lucky Luciano used all-Jewish shooters for the Masseria hit, most likely because Joe The Boss, who had a knack for escaping assassination attempts, would be unlikely to recognize Jewish gunmen. Anyway, ...

"Wild Bill" was feared and respected -- and he was considered the real deal. The Discovery channel certainly did not go out of its way to promote “Mobster Confessions,” its new Mafia-related series, the first episode of which detailed the story of Bill Cutolo Jr.’s efforts to nail the Colombo family members who had whacked his father. I have written repeatedly that I am not in any way connected, but if my father were killed and I happened to have access to a pistol, like Billy did, and if I actually knew who was behind my father’s murder, I’d say I would get in my car, find them and kill them all until they stopped me by putting one or two in my head. But that’s easy for me to say, sitting here typing this, knowing full well my father would never be killed by mobsters because he is in no way connected, either. Apparently Billy’s first sentiment upon learning his father had been “disappeared” mirrored my own. “Three for my father,” he says he told Colombo mobste...

From the VH1 Blog : "Westchester, NY’s GFella is a rapper who identifies strongly with his Italian-American heritage (and his purported family history of mafia connections). Naturally, then, he recorded a rap ode to Mob Wives . A former member of Confidential (a hip-hop also-ran that came up under Queen Latifah and appeared on the Romeo Must Die soundtrack), GFella is also a Mob Wives super-fan, judging from his shouts-out to the reality quartet and lyrics like “Jail visits, Fed joints, TV rules for the kids.” GFella hasn’t gotten much notice in the New York hip-hop scene lately, except thanks to his collaboration with Big Pun’s son. But he sure got our attention with this track. And Drita D’avanzo is a fan, too." We at Cosa Nostra News love Drita, so feast your eye and ears on this Gfella vid, too: SEE ALSO: GFELLA Offers Hip Hop Ode to Linda Scarpa

TVMobwives.com Interviews "Little Linda" Scarpa! (Audio) | TVMOBWIVES.COM : Linda Scarpa -- looking fine. "Growing up 'Little Linda' Scarpa realized very early on that her dad was different from most dads... "Greg Scarpa was a killer, but to his family he was a loving husband and father, who would protect them at all costs. When Scarpa contracted the HIV virus from a blood transfusion, he was still as dangerous as ever..... "Greg Scarpa's family knew what he did for a living and witnessed some of the horror firsthand." Click above link, listen to Gfella's ode to Linda , than the interview. We will offer a story tomorrow on anything new that Linda has added to the story of Greg "The Grim Reaper" Scarpa....