I think people read too much into biased second hand accounts of Bilotti that have been told to feed a particular narrative.

At the end of the day, yes, Bilotti was a brute - but he also had the same moneymaking and enterprising skills as the other prime figures in that crime family.

Castellano didn't put a "bodyguard" as #2 for no reason.

I invoke my right under the 5th amendment of the United States constitution and decline to answer the question.