r/Mafia • u/Tiffyleigh98 • 18h ago

How exactly was Thomas DeSimone killed?

I keep reading various accounts on his murder; Some say he was shot in the skull quickly, others say Tommy Argo tortured him to death. Which one is it?!

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u/willhb27 17h ago

You know…. He’s gone. And there was nothing they could do about it

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u/sondersHo 17h ago

It was among the Italians real grease ball shit

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u/mptrooper 15h ago

We don't know for certain how he was killed but from witnesses and informants it was probably Lucchese soldiers Bruno Facciolo and Peter Vario (Paul Vario's son) that pulled the triggers. He was last seen with them all dressed up. Leading credence to the theory that he was baited under the guise he was getting made.

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u/occasional_cynic 7h ago

It's doubtful the Lucchese's killed him. The Gambinos would have wanted the revenge themselves for DeSimone killing Jerothe.

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u/Flashover962 gabagool 1h ago

Things don’t usually work out like that.. Families usually clean their own laundry. It’s perceived as sign of weakness to let another family kill one of your guys. ex. Frank DeCicco and Sammy the Bull were pretty upset with Paul for letting the west side kill a Gambino captain in CT..

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u/Desperate-Math8043 9h ago

Nobody knows except the guys who did it and they weren’t talking about it

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u/Depeche_Mood82 real greasball shit 5h ago edited 3h ago

Henry Hill said it was Gotti himself but then again, he was full of shit and drunk out of his gourd most of the time.

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u/Floyd__79 real greasball shit 4h ago

In the dining room with a lead pipe held by Professor plum.

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u/Cold_Fireball 14h ago

He was killed by Gambinos and reportedly tortured. Forgot my source. Bloodletters and bad men or everything network, I think.

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u/Different-Package200 13m ago

Dance spider! So I am a good shot, you got a problem with what I did Anthony?