Theres like second or third hand accounts according to rats carmine persico would bragg about the hit or say joe gallo wasnt there. It makes no sense for gambino to farm it out to another family. Theres even a theory ray patriarca sent a hit team. He was tight with vito but didnt trust gambino. It was surposely joe armones brother and a crew of guys from the lower eastside guess they were herion guys to. Reading a book now even in the colombo wars in 1990 sammy the bull offerd vic oreana a hit team to kill greg scarpa he said no will handle it our selves. When big paul let the genovese connectiticut guys kill gambino capo piccolo thats was a bad look ended up costing him his life.