Originally Posted by Hollander
Originally Posted by jace
Originally Posted by Hollander
Papa’s supplier was Louis Cirillo major drug dealer, who may have been made in the Genovese family.




Was he his only supplier or did he use others?


At least his main supplier. Thx downtown I thought about that.

Burnstein posted an article about Herbie Sperling.

http://gangsterreport.com/legendary...-at-79-leaves-legacy-of-heroin-hedonism/



He says that the LoBianco character was based on Papa, but it was based on a man who's last name was Fuca, who owned. store lie the one in the movie that LoBianco's movie character had. It was mentioned many times in books on the French Connection case, right down to the wife who ran the place with him. I'm surprised Scott missed it.