JOHN JOSEPH GOTTI JR.

EARLY LIFE

• John Joseph Gotti jr
• Born on October 27, 1940, in the South Bronx, New York,
• Gotti was the fifth of 13 children
• Gotti and his family moved around before settling in East New York, known at the time for its youth gang activity.
• Gotti met Aniello Dellacroce, who became his life-long mentor.

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• Gotti soon became the leader of a gang called the Fulton-Rockaway boys
• The gang was known for robberies and car-jack
• At the age 14, Gottis toes were crushed as he tried to steal a cement mixer.
• Dropped out of school at the age 16
• the age of 18, the police department ranked Gotti as a low-level associate in the Fatico crew.

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• Between 1957 and 1961, Gotti pursued a life of crime on a full-time basis.
• His arrest record included street fighting, public intoxication, and car theft.
• By the age of 21 he was arrested 5 times
• In 1968, Gotti served his first major sentence when the FBI charged he and his two accomplices

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• May of 1973 he committed his first murder the shooting of jimmy Mcbratney
• Jimmy was a rival gang member who murdered a member of Gambino family
• In 1974 after several bystanders identified him he was arrested
• At this trial 3years later he cut a deal with the court

FAMILY

• On March 6, 1962, Gotti married 17-year-old Victoria DiGiorgio.
• Has 5 kids
• One of his kids died in car accident
• He was in jail twice by 1966

QUOTES

• "I never lie because I don't fear anyone. You only lie when you're afraid."

PRISON

• Gotti was incarcerated at the U.S penitentiary at Marion Illinois
• He spent most of his sentence in solitary confinement
• His final appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court in 1994
• While in prison he got beat up badly by Walter Johnson
• Walter was transferred to another prison in safety of his life

JOHN GOTTI 'S DEATH

• In 1998 Gotti was diagnosed with throat cancer
• While the tumor was removed , the cancer came back 2years later
• Gotti was transferred back to Springfield ,to spend the rest of his life
• Gotti' cancer got worse and died on June 10,2002 at the age of 61
• It is said that "he chocked on his own blood& he paid for his sins"

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