I guess you should pay attention to your work especially when it involves covering up a murder. What was he in a rush for? Dunkin Donuts?

They were actually murdered in an Illinois basement, IIRC. The film version was artistic licence.

Jeff Coen's book "Family Secrets" covers it all pretty well.

According to Nick Calabrese, the brothers were summoned to a Bensenville, Illinois house on the pretext of seeing Michael inducted, and led to the basement. They were both then bludgeoned to death. Brutal enough, in any case.

On the subject of whether or not the brothers were buried alive, I think it was a suggestion in the initial autospy report that the Feds speculated on. Later reports seem to have concluded that were, in fact, very dead. I may be wrong, but I dont think Ive come across any other reports other than initial one being cited and repeated.

Of course, Nick Calabrese also helped kill some 18 men. Although the state painted Calbrese as a man held in sway by his brother Frank like some sort of LCN prisoner (though by all accounts other than his own, Frank was a mean and nasty a-hole) ultimately Nick Calabrese helped kill a bunch of dudes.

He took down Little Jimmy Marcello and his brother Frank to name a few though. And if it weren't for Pat Spilotro continuing to ask questions, and Nick Calabrese's latter day testimony, nobody would have really cared about Spilotro's murder. Remember Al Tocco had already been "pinned" as a participant in the murder, amongst a litany of other things, by his wife as far back as thew 90's.

As for the dirt in the lungs, them being buried alive absolutely fucking terrified me. Though, I had read for years they were killed in the basement, then moved to be buried. 'Casino' more than anything else, probably influenced the thought than anything else

The makers of Casino (Scorsese, Pileggi) did that scene because them being buried alive was already the common belief at the time.

It's absolutely brutal. Though who's to say Tony didn't deserve it? His brother Michael certainly did not. I can't imagine something like that happening with the New York families.

I don't know man, a sociopath like Scarpa or Pitera wouldn't flinch over something like that. What about Casso shooting Hydell 16 times and blowing off his dick, intentionally keeping him alive to suffer? I don't know if its all true but thats what Philip Carlo described in his book.

Blowing off his dick?

Jesus Christ. How the government ever struck a deal with that lunatic is beyond me. At least he gets the shame of being a rat and a fool for still bein locked up.

For the feds it's more about how much damage they can do to the organization. So, they'll make a deal with just about any individual mobster they can if it can hurt the family.