- Born
- October 27, 1940
- Died
- June 10, 2002 (aged 61)
- Known as
- gangster, extortionist
John Joseph Gotti Jr. was an American mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. He ordered and helped to orchestrate the murder of Gambino boss Paul Castellano in December 1985 and took over the family shortly thereafter, leading what was described as the most powerful crime syndicate in the United States.
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