Looks like Ricky Costa's life sentence ended last year.

Richard Mario ‘Ricky’ Costa

Former North End resident

Richard Mario “Ricky” Costa, formerly of the North End of Boston, died April 22.

He was the beloved son of the late Clara and Mario Costa; brother of the late James (Jimmy) Costa, Dolores (Dolly) Siciliano and uncle of Mark Della Penna; father of Louis Richard Costa, Jason Costa and the late Tina Marie (Costa) Hauswirth and grandfather of Megan and Eddie Hauswith; brother of Clara Clemente, Jacqueline Martins, Lenore Martins and Virginia (Ginger) Coldwell. He is also survived by many beloved nieces and nephews.

Burial was private.

Oh,wow. Cause of death?

It will hard to get a new trial when they were already was a retrial. There was a lawyer who saw the murder from his window. Also very expensive for the state after spending money on 2 trials already. They have been locked up for 26 years.
Also one got off I think , Paul Tanso. Sad to see 2 die and the rest of them locked up over nothing. To throw away your life at a young age. No holidays, vacations, family,and freedom is very hard to swallow. Crime does not pay. Nothing like having freedom. To enjoy any food you like,taking a walk, drinking a beer, and anything small is the pleasure of living free.

None given, found the obit on Google. Then I looked up what he did to get the life sentence, drug robbery, executed a husband and wife in the basement, leaving their 2 year old and infant children alone for 22 hours in the upstairs bedroom. Not a very nice guy.

Yes, I read a later article and their appeal was denied for a third time. Tanso was acquitted as it appears that he may not have ever been there. Everything you say is right, these guys are purely stupid.

Tanso provided the guns and hired F Lee Bailey to get off. Tanso's family had to sell real estate to pay for Bailey. At the end they all fucked each other to try to get off the hook. It would bother me to kill someone over money or drugs. You have to face judgement from God. That puts the fear in me. How can you live your life without thinking that? Life is a very short journey and killing with selfish reasons never works out. Being a tough guy is not worth it. Your own friend will kill you like Patsy Barone killed his best friend Jimmy Limone.
Also the ghosts of the death will not allow you to sleep at night. nothing like working for a living. I rather struggle to make ends meet than kill someone. I understand if you are doing illegal things and not killing anyone. Killing has to be the worst thing there is.

ah, that's all BS, Grasso was wacked the same day, or close to it, that Cadillac Frank was ambushed outside the IHOP. It was a planned hit called for by the renegade Boston faction led by
Joseph "J. R." Russo, Robert F. "Bobby Russo" Carrozza, and Vincent "Vinnie the Animal" Ferrara...

What part is BS? The hitters testified they were on the way to see Mastrotatoro! What are you getting at?

All I'm saying is you made it out to be something else than a divided family issue....you said quote: "Carlo wanted what Grasso had"...maybe he did.. but that wasn't the reason Grasso was wacked.

If you say so, however I disagree. That's why I noted Carlo and his games. There was a family struggle, way I heard it was Carlo and Volpe wanted what Grasso was taking and had so they pawned Patriarca guys into doing it. That's also what the shooter said happened! Said he was played like a fool. But I wasnt there and you sound like you know more than the guy who was there so I will take your word for it. Ironically enough Volpe and Mastrotatoro ended up with all Grasso's business!

ah, that's all BS, Grasso was wacked the same day, or close to it, that Cadillac Frank was ambushed outside the IHOP. It was a planned hit called for by the renegade Boston faction led by
Joseph "J. R." Russo, Robert F. "Bobby Russo" Carrozza, and Vincent "Vinnie the Animal" Ferrara
All of this was instigated by the FBI AND THE ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER.These guys went for the trap. What a shame.

i heard what artichoke heard.

Go read the article and FBI report again, they all state Graso thought he was on the way to meet Carlo for a meeting regarding vending machine locations!

Already out-both of them.

Check out the "Masslive.com" article, it quotes the FBI report. Plain as day! Dont have FBI report so wont say without in front of me. Its all there

Above link covers how the Grasso killing and all the BS in New England shook out.

Thanks

After reading that is it all still "BS"

Another good article! That guy still write?

Not sure but I agree with u

That was a reason he got killed anotger reason was besides muscling in he was demanding his soldiwrs not to come to boston to see admin or do business which upsetted the ct soldierz and the fact he was of hartford didnt make it.no bettee and joe russo was tired of ray jr shit and grasso was well part of it amd thats a show that had to stop

That was a reason he got killed anotger reason was besides muscling in he was demanding his soldiwrs not to come to boston to see admin or do business which upsetted the ct soldierz and the fact he was of hartford didnt make it.no bettee and joe russo was tired of ray jr shit and grasso was well part of it amd thats a show that had to stop

Plus grasso was another guy that got connected through the can, before he met old man he was never really connected prob knew few people that knew peopke or even few people himself but nothing serious . After he came out old man ray set him up good not surw he got made in the can or out but i got to go and ill be back to finish this up lol

Grasso was from New Haven, not Hartford....Im from New Haven

Grasso was from New Haven and was VERY well connected, not just some guy that showed up after doing his time.

He should not have been stupid enough to get into a van that day, for sure...

true Grasso was a gangster through and through he certainly didn't just come up out of nowhere and he had a fierce rep.

Grasso was very well connected is right. He was with the columbos and Whitey from new haven He was led into a trap by his own people working with the Genovese family and the stupid renegades in boston who went for the Feds bs caused there family to lose conn.

from what i have heard anthony ascenzia runs new haven right now...not sure if any of you have heard of him