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Thomas DeSimone (May 24, 1950 – disappeared January 14, 1979) was an American criminal associated with New York City 's Lucchese crime family who is alleged to have participated in both the Air France robbery and the Lufthansa heist.
Apr 13, 2024 · DeSimone had to swallow his anger and bide his time, but a few weeks later, on June 10, 1970, he got his opportunity for vengeance. This time Batts was at The Suite, a club owned by Hill, when DeSimone came in and brutally murdered him — but that was just the beginning of this grim tale.
Mar 9, 2024 · Thomas DeSimone served as the inspiration for “Tommy DeVito,” the Goodfellas character played by Joe Pesci in an Academy Award-winning performance. Unlike Pesci, however, DeSimone was an imposing man who stood 6’2″ and weighed 225 pounds.
Delve into the gripping tale of Thomas DeSimone, the notorious American criminal associated with New York City's Lucchese crime family.
Mar 9, 2024 · The iconic movie Goodfellas chronicles the lives of real gangsters like Henry Hill, Billy Batts, Tommy DeSimone, and Jimmy Burke — but it only tells part of the story.
Apr 7, 2015 · In Martin Scorsese’s classic gangster film Goodfellas, Tommy DeVito, played by Joe Pesci, gets whacked by John Gotti’s family in retribution for killing made man Billy Batts, played by Frank ...
Dec 28, 2015 · Thomas "Tommy Two-Guns" DeSimone killed a made member of the Mafia -- and for that, among other things, he was deliberately killed in a classic setup. But who pulled the trigger? (Or fired up the chainsaw?)
DeSimone was a grandson and nephew of Los Angeles mob bosses, Rosario DeSimone and Frank DeSimone, respectively. He was married to Angelica "Cookie" Spione, but had many mistresses,...
Jan 14, 2017 · DeSimone was declared legally dead in 1990 by the FBI. He was thought to have been buried at a suspected “Mafia Graveyard” on the Brooklyn-Queens border near John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Oct 19, 2004 · Authorities have found the skeletons of two mafia captains, believed to be victims of a gangland shooting over 20 years ago, FBI officials said Monday.
