Lang is still alive. I think Domwood74 is referring to the medical emergency at the prison in Missouri that Lang is at. Don't know if it was Lang that had the minor stroke or another mob guy, but the person is still alive. Or Domwood74 might be referring to Lang never getting out and dying in prison. Gennaro was one of the first one's made when the books opened back up in New York in the mid 1970's. There is a rumor that he was made when the books were closed, I don't believe that.