Sonny,
So you think Pietrantonio/Lopresti were loyal to rizzuto up until cun trera's murder? i'm leaning mostly towards that school of thought as well. I'm guessing they figured that they better make an alliance with somebody or they'd just as likely be targeted for remaining loyal to Rizzuto. Do you think Pietrantonio would be targeted by Rizzuto now?
I think they remained loyal to the Rizzutos until Nick Sr.'s murder, which created a power vacuum. Pietrantonio was one of the few underworld figures who went to Nick's funeral. So I don't think Pietrantonio and LoPresti sided against the Rizzuto family per se, they just saw the wind changing and followed suit. I'm not sure if that would be enough for him to be targeted, but who knows...
