There are many I did my research on...
Roy DeMeo, Tommy Pitera, Gaspipe Casso, Vinny Basciano,Frank LoCascio, Nino Gaggi, Sonny Franzese,Chin Gigante, Tony Ducks, Fat Tony, Junior Persico, Gerry Lang, Patsy Conte, Matty Madonna, Carmine Galante, Joe Bonanno etc I can go on and on. The hundreds of hours I have spent on the web, wikipedia, reading books, journals, law dockets etc have been on a huge assortment of different members...as you can tell by my username, Bruno Indelicato is my #1....The guy was literally the only confirmed person to hit a boss when it had happened. Anastasia? People aren't sure if it was Gallo+Persico or Gambino Heroin Dealers. Masseria? Rumored to be Vito genovese, Bugsy etc but not confirmed. Maranzano? No concrete names. But Bruno was convicted of 100% being a gunman in the Galante slaying. Yes Gravano named The Castellano/Bilotti shooters but none had the name factor like Bruno.
Hits a boss, becomes a capo for it either at age 23 or 32 (no one even knows for sure if he was born in 47 or 56, BOP is sure it is 47, but many newspaper articles put his age as being born in 56 during the commission trial. Sonny Red would have been 15 if Bruno was born in 47, I don't buy that). Regardless, how many people are capos at age 23 or at the oldest 32? Most guys are not even made by age 32. Only Bonanno being boss at 26 compares. Yes Michael Franzese was also young but when your father is Underboss that is different. The family kills his dad and the loyalists and he was marked for death but he ends up working again for the Bonannos because I believe the Genovese got him a pass. You have to have a lot of respect to get something like that.
Brunos father in law was Jimmy the Gent. His best friends were Tommy Karate and vinny Gorgeous. Bruno was convicted of multiple murders and still avoided life sentences..He will eventually get out..Bruno was also in Donnie Brasco. I have to say Bruno is probably by far the most famous LCN member who never held a top 3 leadership spot. Him killing loads of guys, being a huge coke head and still being alive etc he is just one of a kind and should have more written about him..For all he has done there truly is little known about him. When you kill a boss, were part of the commission trial and stuff like your actual DoB is still not 100% known that is truly something.
Bruno is by far the the only one I’ve spent time with in person who is absolutely 100% as advertised or described I guess would be a better word for it. 100% walks, talks, and lives by a set of rules or code and he won’t break them for NOBODY. He has his opinions about certain things and there isn’t anything you can do to change his mind. Absolutely hates authority and refuses to ever put up with the slightest amount of disrespect from anyone. Balls of steel and a heart of gold.
Quick funny story about him. We were in Fairton together for about 3 years and myself, Mike Cassese, Fabrizio and Bruno worked out together a few times a week and would walk the track after we were done for the last 15-20min of yard. Mike is a constant ball breaker and he was on me pretty good about going home soon and I just wasn’t in the mood for it and jokingly called him a jerkoff. Bruno immediately stopped, grabbed the top of my shoulder/neck area and walked me away from the rest of the guys and absolutely chewed me up. He pretty much told me that if he didn’t like me as much as he did and if he didn’t need me to get his commissary for him he would let Mike kick my teeth in and I would hit the street needing dentures. I got a smack in the head and his famous “smarten the fuck up kidâ€. Keep in mind that Mike didn’t say a word, Bruno just knew what his response was gonna be and yanked me away. Mike came up to me at church a few days later and asked me if I threw my panties in the garbage because he knows “i pissed myself†once Bruno pulled me aside. Mike said “this isn’t tv Jeff†and it’s absolutely not fucking TV when it comes to Bruno ya fucking jerkoff.
