Is it known if Gotti and his fellow conspirators used this incident as a “rallying call” when they were trying to get support to kill Castellano. It seems like along with his hypocritical rules about dope peddling that this would be one of his worst PR moves within the family
Thats a very good question. Personally, I don't remember ever reading that Piccolo's murder figured into the decision to kill Castellano. But as I was researching and writing his story, the very same thought occurred to me. I don't doubt it could have played a part in what later went down.
