his heart attack if prison personnel had acted sooner and sent him to the hospital. Gaggi's wife successfully sued the prison system for negligence, assisted by testimony from several other inmates. Gaggi's death sparked a controversy that eventually resulted in better medical conditions in New York City prisons. Media Montiglio provided writers Jerry Capeci and Gene Mustaine information on Gaggi and the DeMeo crew for their book Murder Machine. In both the book and the television documentaries, Montiglio blamed his criminal actions on Gaggi's bad influence. Gaggi is played by Philip Williams in the 2001 made-for-television film Boss of Bosses. In the movie The Iceman, a fictionalized version of Gaggi, named Leo Marks, is a high-ranking member in the Gambino crime family and is killed by Richard Kuklinski. Further reading Mustain, Gene and Jerry Capeci Murder Machine: A True Story of Murder, Madness, and the Mafia. Penguin, 1993. For The Sins of My Father: A Mafia Killer, His Son, and the Legacy of a Mob Life, by Al DeMeo, 2003, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Organized Crime: 25 Years After Valachi: Hearings Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. For sale by the Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, U.S. G.P.O., 1988. References External links New York Times - The City: New Trial Ordered In Brooklyn Case by United Press International Albert Demeo on The Diane Rehm Show 1925 births 1988 deaths American people convicted of murder American gangsters of Italian descent American gangsters of Sicilian descent People from Bath Beach, Brooklyn Gambino crime family DeMeo Crew American people who died in prison custody Prisoners who died in United States federal government detention