Sonny Franzese dead at 103

Seeing different reports; and on social media that Sonny Franzese has died. Can anyone confirm?? Apperently a old friend of his; received the news last night and posted on Instagram and Facebook. Also VladTV who has interviewed Micheal Franzese a few times has posted the news also.

It’s confirmed. The man was a legend.

RIP to Sonny, one of the realest.

Colombo Mafia family legend “Sonny” Franzese dead at 103 – A man must have a code http://gangstersinc.ning.com/profil...nd-sonny-franzese-dead-at-103-a-man-must

Who whacked him??

The man was definitely a street legend. He was cut from a different cloth entirely and was the last remaining link to the founding (god)fathers of the commission. He came up under Profaci, knew Luciano and everybody. He never told on anyone a day in his life and just think, he’s the reason why Texas Chainsaw Massacre was made!

Sonny had a hell of a run. Yes, he also did terrible things, but I hope him and Michael were able to reconcile before he passed. There was another guy who posted here who was a family friend of Sonny’s. My condolences.

The guy was a mob legend. Sonny allegdely said that Al Capone was chased away from Brooklyn. Imagine he knows all that stuff? He's that old. I always wanted to take a picture with him. Well well.. RIP.

Not many in that life can say they made it to this age. RIP.

Real legend !

Last year Carmine now Sonny probably the last ones of the NY Napolitani.

A legend indeed...a lot of those guy's live long...some say it's the red wine & intake of the chemical produced by tomatos...it begins w/ an F..can't remember the name of it right now''but Geez.....103??,,God hopefully will forgive & accept him despite his earthly sins @ the Pearly Gates.R.I.P. What a story his mind must have known!!!

A true legend,is he one of the last people made in the 40s early 50s

Wasn't he a rapist as well as everything else?

Anyways, rest in piss.

RIP Sonny Franzese: A Quiet, Serene Ending for a Notorious Mafioso

https://thenewyorkmafia.com/sonny-franzese-death

This pisses me off. Imagine the stories this man takes to the grave that we will never hear. I hope someone got some interviews deathbed style

His son Michael gives a lot of interviews. Maybe now that Sonny has passed, he will discuss his father more.

yaeh that could be true but michael will hold out all sonnys crazy shit. wonder when sonyy was on the street for a couple years in the 80tys was he doing dirt, he would have been well into his 60tys. he was out and about for a few years in the 80tys hmmm. micahel wont tell us anything that would tarnish sonny good image lol

Whatever happened to the documentary about him that was supposed to be coming out?

Jon Bernthal could play him in an Irishman-like biopic. Truth being said I’d rather watch that than Sheehan and Hoffa’s story.

I doubt he met Luciano. There has been rumours he worked for Genovese so he probably met him at least once. I know he met Joe Profaci, Joe Colombo and capo Carmine Lombardozzi from the Gambino family. There is a picture of him meeting Rocky Graziano in the 1940s and he told a story on camera that Rocky didn't want to fight him because Sonny would of shot him if he beat him lol

Sonny's book would of been amazing. When & where is the funeral? Mike might attend. RIP Sonny a true legend and gentleman.

Sonny was the youngest son born to Carmine (Turiddo di Leone) Franzese aka “Turi the Lion”, who was an early associate of the Camorra of Downtown Brooklyn. His father was associated with other “Napolitani” hoodlums such as Vito Genovese (an early idol and mentor of Sonny), Mike Miranda, and other Camorristi, who later became inducted mafiosi.

To think Sonny was in the same age range of Fat Tony Salerno; Anthony Corallo; Paul Castellano; and Phil Rastelli is still a bit mind boggling to me. He outlived them all... Sonny was a old man in 1985-1986 when most of the bosses got sent away and he still lived 35 years after that.

Shit; He even has alot of age on Carmine Persico and Vincent Gigante... Both deceased.

RIP old guy.

Who is now the oldest? I bet alot of mob guys and police will be at the funeral.

I don't know if he's the oldest, but Mario Gigante is 96.

Grim Reaper (the real one, not Scarpa). Sonny was dodging death's squad for years now but they finally got him at 4 'o clock in the morning. Rumor has it he just came out of the gym.

Too bad he takes many secrets to the grave. The Colombo family should've given him a pass for doing interviews or writing a book about the old days when he turned 100.

2 day wake in brooklyn. 4 hour window each day someones paying $$$$

I wonder did he ever make peace with John Jr.?

I think Jr. said they did !!

Yeah, remember it was gonna come out at the end of spring !!

good read. so he was out in 85 86 then he was out in the 90tys seems like he didnt want any part of leadership back then or maybe he was in the doghouse with probaly all the familys because michael cooperated in 88 89. perisco isnt gonna put him in a acting boss position when sonnys own son is talking to the fbi

There are a recent photo which Sonny stay with both sons and smile,I think he understood that at the end should put more attention at his blood family given that his daughter died due an overdose,one of his son was a junkie take the Aids and betrayled him where the other son prefer quite the Mob and maybe this saved him from being whacked in the third colombo war.

the mom tina was a piece of work. she blew millions of dollars like one of those NBA players who blew 100 million in 10 yrs.iverson,walker,hardaway ect. she never even paid off her house on long island when her son michael was making cough cough 5million a week..bullshit. but he must have gave her a good chunk of change in those years 80-85 never mind all the money sonny made. now also lets dig into sonny doing all that time. he went to prison in 1970 and was released on parole in 1978. i mean its 8yrs but go look at alot of other made guys. all them luchese guys around vic n gas all did 15 to 25 straight there back in the life all the scarfo soldiers who were kids did like 20+ barney b and merlino, both almost 15 straight. so then sonny goes back to jail for 2 yrs for meeting with felons in 1982 gets out 84. on and on its like this. he could have got his shit in order i dont understand. now i get why he was in no position in the colombo war he was shelved and i think vic orenas side didnt want any part of him either cause his son was cooperating. he also could have got his young son an daughter in line he wasnt locked up for 35yrs straight he was out 3 yrs here 2 years there. tina didnt help anything her house was forclosed in 1997. in any given month in the 80tys when michael was making millions and sonny was shaking down everything on long island she never asked them hey could we pay off the 100k we owe on this house. crazy. she was hot thou like a smoke. its very hard to find any pitty for them. its like they spoiled there kids to much. sonny could never get his shit together. when he got paoled in the 90tys he should have just got on some payrolla dn worked alittle. now i wonder how many yeard was he freed for in the 90tys. its not like they locked him up for that whole decade. they were violate him and let him free after like 2 yrs every time. thats on him for being dumb after the 4th 5th time

theres similaritys between gotti and sonny but john gotti made alot more of himself in mob standards i think and look at his kids there all doing pretty good and his wife was never crying poverty idk thought i would throw that out there. but sonny loved some cameras to....

No, Gotti did not make a lot more of standards then Sonny...Gotti's wife went on on welfare btw...and raised a bunch of idiots except maybe his son Pete..All the others are dip shits ..Where would John jr. be today without his old man ?? Franzese was doing 50 years and still supporting his family the best he could...Come on bro,I think on the street its not comparable who was more respected !!

How could the families of such wealthy men go on welfare? Franzese was that bad with money? Gotti I knew about because his gambling addiction is well documented but I never knew Sonny Franzese’s family was in bad shape financially. Michael had a mansion so he was doing well but everyone else in the family wasn’t it sounds like.

gottis wife went on welfare before he was a inducted member in 1977, shes living off millions he wasnt dumb he set his family up. the grand kid selling oxys was just a dumbass trying to become a gangster

People never painted Gotti as too business savvy but it sounds like he was smart enough to leave a gold mine for his family then.