What specific towns or provinces in Italy were Dellacroce and his wife or their families ariginally from?

I never researched it, but I believe the family originated in the Campania region of Southern Italy.

Also had read several timres in the past that Dellacroce wasNeapolitan with roots from Naples,which of course often meant Campania ,maybe even beyond
However a video on Angelo Ruggiero stated that Ruggiero's family was from Calabria and that he was a blood relative of Dellacroce

My favorite mob boss next to Gotti, Casso, and LaPietra! Thank you for this excellent write up!

Here's a little chewing gum for the brain:
We know that Neil would never have sanctioned a hit on Big Paul as long as he was alive.

So let's say that Neil lived another 10 years,and Paulie went away on the Rico case.
Would Neil claim the top spot,or would he support Gotti as the new Boss?

Neil had the respect of the Gambino's and would have probably been voted in.
But what if he didn't want the heat and aggravation?

With Neil's backing,and a conventional vote,I think Gotti would have had a great shot at the top seat.
Even Chin would have been OK with a vote,as opposed to the murder of a sitting Boss.

As a bonus,Neil would know that he would have tremendous behind the scenes influence on Gotti's reign.
More money,more power,and unlimited possibilities. For him,it would be the best-case scenario,

Just a hypothetical premise. Whatta you guys think?

I know people will disagree with me but I think Neil would have made a better boss than Gotti in the long run.

I don't disagree with you, at all, Rush.

In fact, Dellacroce would have made an excellent Family boss. "Unofficially" he was, essentially, always viewed that way, anyway.

Now, to the contrary, I think that Gotti was a terrible boss. IMO, he had all brawn, and no brains.

Did he make a good soldier? Yes, definitely! Did he make for a good capo? So long as he followed the tutelage of a guy like Dellacroce, yes, he would make a good capo. But a boss? No way! No how!.....and the proof of that is in the pudding as they say.

If ol Neil, Bilotti and Costellano all lived, I'm pretty sure Neil was going away with Paul on the Commission Trial. Paul would've left Bilotti in charge. Gotti would have to be taken out. He never gave up the tapes.

Gotti should have been kept at Capo and focused on running his own crew. Neil should have been the BOSS of that family.

Happy you agree with me.

I know people will disagree with me but I think Neil would have made a better boss than Gotti in the long run.

. I don’t think many will disagree. We know Gotti wasn’t a good boss. However I’ve always said I don’t think Neil would’ve been a good boss either. I understand why Carlo made that decision. As respected as Neil was he was constantly under investigation or in and out of court too

I agree. I think it's perfectly understandable why Gambino put Castellano in charge instead of Dellacroce. Dellacroce was a gangster's gangster, but at the time few if any came close to Castellano's business acumen. On paper, the direction Castellano wanted to take the Gambinos in was the right direction; with the family in the front gaining increasing influence in the white collar sphere while in the back you'd still have the traditional blue collar rackets going on albeit in a slightly less abrasive upfront way. There was still plenty of blue collar activity going on under Castellano and it wouldn't have gone away either. He still was an incredibly dangerous guy who ordered a ton of hits and while Dellacroce may have been the authority figure of a certain faction within the family, Castellano still had the backing and support of a ton of old timers, earners as well as hitters.

Castellano's primary mistake was being a greedy fuck (even in comparison to other bosses) and acting like a rich douchebag that already thought he was running a Fortune 500 company. His second major mistake was being a snob to and underestimating the bravado of what was still an important and respected faction of the family.

On paper Carlo Gambino had every reason to appoint Castellano as his successor.

. Absolutely. Paul’s biggest flaw was his greed. Also I think the Frank Piccolo situation certainly didn’t help his standing in the family. However I do think Paul staying away from the streets and sticking to white collar crimes was a better recipe for success whereas Neil would’ve still be in the streets and attracting more attention like he was as underboss