Constantino Paul Castellano (Italian: [kastelˈlaːno]; June 26, 1915 – December 16, 1985) was an American crime boss who succeeded Carlo Gambino as head of the Gambino crime family of New York City. Castellano ran the organization from 1976 until his murder on December 16, 1985.

Sep 26, 2021 · On December 16, 1985, John Gotti oversaw the assassination of Gambino family boss Paul Castellano outside Sparks Steak House in Manhattan — a hit that would change the Mafia forever.

Paul Castellano (born June 26, 1915, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died December 16, 1985, New York, New York) was an American organized crime figure, the reputed successor to Carlo Gambino as the “boss of bosses” of the Five Families of La Cosa Nostra, sometimes referred to as the Mafia, in New York City. Castellano held power from 1976 until ...

Dec 16, 2015 · The body of Gambino crime family boss Paul Castellano is covered on a stretcher outside of Sparks restaurant, where he was shot dead on Dec. 16, 1985.

Mar 15, 2019 · Just before 5:30 on a December evening in 1985, mob boss Paul Castellano stepped out of a limo in front of Sparks Steakhouse in midtown Manhattan and was shot to death. The four assassins who...

Oct 23, 2023 · In 1992, John Gotti was convicted of numerous racketeering charges, including the murder of Paul Castellano. He was sentenced to life in federal prison, where he died of throat cancer in 2002. No one else has ever been charged in the murder case.

Paul Castellano was a gangster and racketeer of America. Popularly known as ‘The Howard Hughes of the Mob’, ‘Big Paul’, ‘The Pope’ and ‘The Chicken Man’, he was the head of the Gambino crime family which used to operate organized crime activities in New York City.

Dec 15, 2021 · On Dec. 16, 1985, mobster Paul Castellano was assassinated, along with his bodyguard Thomas Bilotti, outside of Sparks Steak House in New York City. Take a look back at his life of crime.

Dec 17, 2022 · Paul “Big Paul” Castellano, reputed boss of the nation’s most powerful Mafia family, was gunned down along with his driver-bodyguard outside a Manhattan restaurant last night, and authorities...

Dec 18, 1985 · In his highly stylized death, Paul C. Castellano finally played out the popular expectations about a man who, law-enforcement officials said, was the boss of America's most powerful crime...