were given life sentences for murder with an additional 20 years for racketeering. Prosecutor William Mack Jr. said "The Roy DeMeo Crew is the most violent crew ever prosecuted in federal court, as far as my knowledge" and saying DeMeo "engaged in wholesale slaughter". The convictions were secured in large part by testimony of former members Frederick DiNome and Dominick Montiglio, as well as Vito Arena. Montiglio turned when he learned there was a contract on his life, and was placed in the witness protection program for 20 years for his testimony. Richard DiNome was killed in 1984. Frederick DiNome later died in what was ruled as a suicide. Vito Arena left New York in 1989 after serving 6 years of an 18-year sentence after his testimony. He was killed in a 1991 robbery in Texas. The Gemini Lounge later became a storefront church. DeMeo is the subject of the 1992 book Murder Machine by Jerry Capeci and Gene Mustaine. Roy DeMeo's son Albert also wrote a book about his life growing up called For the Sins of My Father, published in 2002. DeMeo is portrayed by Michael A. Miranda in the 2001 film Boss of Bosses. Ray Liotta plays DeMeo in the 2012 film adaptation of Anthony Bruno's book about Richard Kuklinski, The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer. Personal life Roy DeMeo married Gladys Rosamond Brittain (February 13, 1939 – September 7, 2002) in 1960. In 1966, DeMeo moved into a custom-built home in Massapequa, Long Island, where he lived with his wife and three children. The couple had two daughters and a son. DeMeo was raised Catholic, but stopped practicing the religion in later life; his children were raised in his wife's Lutheran faith. By all accounts, he was a devoted family man. Describing growing up, Roy's son Albert DeMeo said "I grew up in a very normal household." Albert DeMeo became a stockbroker, but had a nervous breakdown after the release of Murder Machine in 1992. He was later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. One of Roy's daughters became a clothing designer, and the other one a medical doctor. List of murders committed by the DeMeo crew References Further reading Abadinsky, Howard. Organized Crime. 5th Edition, Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1997 O'Brien, Joseph. Boss of Bosses: The Fall of the Godfather: The FBI and Paul Castellano. NY: Dell, 1992. Raab, Selwyn. The Five Families: The Rise,