. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁a ▁young ▁up start ▁named ▁Jimmy ▁Co on an ▁began ▁slowly ▁mus cling ▁in ▁on ▁Sp ill ane ’ s ▁territory . ▁Ult imately , ▁Co on an ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁prison ▁for ▁ten ▁years ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁for ▁hom ic ide . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁prison , ▁Co on an ▁sought ▁to ▁align ▁himself ▁with ▁the ▁G amb ino ▁crime ▁family ▁through ▁an ▁up - and - coming ▁mob ster ▁from ▁Brook lyn , ▁named ▁Roy ▁De Me o . ▁This ▁would ▁mark ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁for ▁the ▁Irish ▁mob , ▁as ▁after ▁Sp ill ane ‘ s ▁death , ▁Co on an ▁would ▁eventually ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁G amb inos . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Sp ill ane , ▁aged ▁ 4 3 , ▁was ▁killed ▁outside ▁his ▁a partment ▁in ▁Queens . ▁It ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁rum ored ▁that ▁De Me o ▁murder ed ▁Sp ill ane ▁as ▁a ▁favor ▁to ▁Co on an , ▁who ▁subsequently ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁the ▁b oss ▁of ▁the ▁Hell ' s ▁K itchen ▁Irish ▁M ob . ▁Sp ill ane ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Cal v ary ▁C emetery , ▁Queens , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Family ▁Sp ill ane ▁had ▁three ▁children . ▁Michael ▁( M ic key ), ▁Robert ▁and ▁Den ise . ▁Robert , ▁an ▁actor , ▁fell ▁six ▁stories ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁July