He was extremely capable, was a good money maker what with his various business interests and partners with Savino (whom the Chin kept alive purely for the money he was bringing in). So why was Pappa never upped to captain
Which crew was he under within the Genovese?
Edit- Dominick Swaggy was his capo
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/773196 In the 5 families Raab said that the Chin really liked Savino and for this reason dont whacked him even if many people in the genovese family said him that Savino was a rat but the Chin until the end ever protect him.
In the articles is said that pappa killed 2 colombo men and dont gave money to his superiors but who was the capo that whacked ?
The iron in this case is that gerard son is a colombo associate that would be made in the family if doesn't get life in the late 90s.
He whacked both the Spero's I think
Yeah he whacked Shorty's brother, Shorty vowed to take revenge and Pappa whacked him too. You gotta remember though, Gerry pappa and Sammy Gravanao were both Bensonhurst guy who came up as associates in the Colombo Family under Shorty whose boss was Carmine Persico. Says a lot that Pappa went under the Genovese BK crew under Swaggy and Joey Ida, who were under main BK Genovese Boss Funzi. Sammy branched off and went into Toddo Aurello who was equal with Jimmy Brown both under Carlo gambino. Seems they both didn't like the Spero's. Gravano shrugged it off, Pappa couldn't let it go, killed them and in return was killed for it.
