Johnny Boy D'Amato was an underboss who self appointed himself mob boss of the DeCalvacante family in New Jersey when their mob boss was incarcerated. Johnny Boy wasn't too popular with the family though. He had what some might call a kinky sex life, and when some found his sex life may involve other men, they flipped. Something had to be done about Johnny Boy.
True Crime quickie case from Illinois, the murder of Terrance Hauser by Joseph Biedermann.
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Resources:
https://gangstersinc.org/profiles/blogs/decavalcante-boss-john-damato
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mob-boss-hit-over-gay-encounters/
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