What was the nickname of Anthony Salerno, a large cigar-chomping New York mob boss said to be involved in the killing of Tom "The Greek" Kapatos in 1977?
Tom Kapatos Thomas Kapatos, also known as "The Greek" (died January 22, 1977) was a New York City mobster and an enforcer to Mickey Spillane during his war against Jimmy Coonan during the 1960s. He was born to Greek-American emigrants from Karpathos and his last name "Kapatos" is derived from the island. On the afternoon of January 22, 1977, Kapatos was gunned down on West 34th Street by a hired assassin in the employ of Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno; he had been one of many of who had been killed in a six-month killing spree to secretly eliminate Spillane's associates.
Stefano Bontade Stefano Bontade (April 23, 1939 – April 23, 1981) was a powerful member of the Sicilian Mafia. He was commonly called "Bontade" but the actual surname is Bontate. He was the boss of the Santa Maria di Gesù Family in Palermo. He was also known as the "Prince of Villagrazia" − the area of Palermo he controlled − and "Il Falco" (the Falcon). He had links with several powerful politicians in Sicily with links to former prime minister Giulio Andreotti. In 1981 he was killed by the rival faction within Cosa Nostra, the Corleonesi. His death sparked a brutal Mafia War that left several hundred mafiosi dead.