Massino's insight about Galante is a real game changer. Makes me think all the guys on the Commission trial weren't responsible for his murder at all. If Galante wasn't the boss, then the Commission didn't need to approve his murder. Some Gambinos were obviously in on it, but it sounds like Rastelli was the main driver.
My guess is that Galante had a lot of clout and Rastelli didn't want to rock the boat by killing him earlier or was too caught up in legal issues. Galante declaring himself the boss would have pushed Rastelli over the edge.
I don't think the Commission members were responsible. Bonanno family members lobbied their counterparts in other families and they gave their opinion/support. Castellano backed the Rastelli faction, Gigante backed the Indelicato faction. It's interesting in the early 80s the Genovese family pulled for the Philly Family infighting between Bruno/Caponigro. It was like a chess match using other families as pawns.
