Although Outfit boss Joey Aiuppa’s faction, lead by James “Turk” Torello, actually masterminded the entire assassination plot, Cerone had a few of his choice killers assigned to the job. The night Moe was slated to die a restless Jack Cerone was driving around the proximity of Momo's house. He was trying to stay clear of where the FBI agents, men tasked to keep tabs on Moe, were often parked, while still making sure that his guys were in place. Among Cerone’s men would be Lee Magnafichi and Johnny DiFronzo.

The whole plan, however, hinged on one man: Dominic “Butch” Blasi. A long-time friend of Moe’s, The Aiuppa/Cerone faction was depending on him to get easy access to Momo’s home.

That friendship made the assassination of Momo possible. Joe B was highly instrumental in persuading Blasi to maintain his loyalty to the Outfit by working against his lifelong friend. Blasi’s loyalties to the Outfit were stronger than his loyalties to his close friend, which is how a gangster is supposed to serve the Outfit.

So when Blasi came knocking on the evening of June 19th, 1975, Momo let him in and sealed his fate.

Turk and DiFronzo waited alongside Momo’s house like a couple of rodents in the night, lurking in the shadows. As soon as the first opportunity presented itself, Blasi shot Moe in the back of the head with the infamous handgun that has been written about in hundreds of articles over the years. After firing one single shot, Momo was murdered. Blasi immediately left the home. Upon exiting the house, Turk and DiFronzo quickly greeted him. Turk took Blasi’s gun and all three re-entered the home to make sure the job was done. After approaching the body, Turk fired additional bullets into Momo’s face from the same gun that took Momo’s life a couple of minutes earlier. DiFronzo was simply there to serve Turk as backup and as a reporter to his boss, Cerone, who was eager to receive a detailed description of the fatal night.