DeRoss, Langella, and Montemarano were Persico conduits during those years, there are two others but those are the ones that were known to give messages and orders on Persicos behalf.

1978 is when Michael Franzese was made.

On Gerry Pappa, he was an associate with the Colombo family, but like Gravano, he had problems with Spero's brother. Pappa actually had a relative with the Genovese and was able to transfer to that family. Pappa killed Ralph Spero cause Spero was ripping them off in drug deals. Tommy went looking for his brothers killers and then disappeared. Before Pappa became a loose cannon, he was first in Thomas Lombardi Gaetano Marino crew in the Genovese family, later he was with Matty Browns crew when he was hit.