But couldn't it have been that Ruggiero would have whacked Casso first? I don't think he would have just waited to die without doing anything.
Of course. That's what makes the possibilities interesting.
But why then did he hit Casso and not Gigante who was more important?
The Gambinos and Genoveses were similar in size and strength, and Chin was arguably the strongest don. The Luccheses were much smaller, and Casso was a consigliere- I don't believe he was the acting street boss until '93, when Amuso was convicted and given a life sentence. In essence, Casso was probably targeted because he was the weaker of the two and more involved with that particular plot.
While Chin tried to have Gotti whacked, he couldn't get the job done. He passed the job to the Luccheses, who were in charge of the car bombing. Casso, Vic Amuso, Bobby Amuso, and Herbie Pate (bomb expert) were at the scene when the bomb went off.
