Cubans with a Colombo associate as ring leader. Colombo, Lucchese, Bonanno and one other family had a meeting about missing shipments, and Caesar Vitale, and a New York based associate were brought up. Vitale was giving a green light with Anthony Induas giving the order.
Just read the article. Anthony Induisi did give the order. Michael Papa was the associate in New York City. It was drug related, and Vitale and Papa were thought to have ripped off the mobsters. I honestly think Carmine Persico ok'd the hit in order to weaken the Colombo brothers. Around 1500 left from the estate after the murders, there were probably a couple of secret deposit boxes under a different name. The executive house fiasco did not sit well with many in the Colombo family, so the missing narcotics was an excuse to finally kill Vitale. The fact that there was no force entry means Vitale knew at least one of the people and let them in.
Giacomo, I did read that about Indusi but it couldn't be proven, the same with Hubert Christie, who said he killed the Vitale's.
We do know Vitale was doing shady shit and what two suitcases of drugs (800k worth)were not accounted for and he did piss the Colombo's off.
