John Gotti was the infamous mob boss of the Gambino crime family before he was sentenced to life in prison, where he died in 2002. Here's what to know about John Gotti's life, death and legacy.

He took command of the Gambino clan in 1985 in classic mobster style -- he had his predecessor gunned down. ... Fallen Mob Boss John Gotti Dies in Prison Hospital at 61. June 10, 2002.

Gotti was a classic gangster straight out of central casting, ... On December 3, 1999, John Gotti Jr. copped a plea to federal racketeering charges, ...

John Travolta has met with the late Mob boss John Gotti's family three times in the past 10 months for what the actor says is research for a new movie.

John Gotti grandson busted with Mafia big on ... left with a huge grin when he was acquitted just 16 months ago in the $6 million JFK Airport hold-up immortalized in the classic mob movie ...

Mobster John Gotti’s crew also enjoyed it. Many years ago, “The Princess Bride” director Rob Reiner was out at a restaurant in Little Italy when in walked Gotti and a crew of six henchmen.

“Get Gotti” opens with the murder of mob boss Paul Castellano in December of 1985 just outside of Sparks Steakhouse in midtown Manhattan — a hit orchestrated by John Gotti, who was poised to ...

The 46-year-old, testifying in Gotti's fourth racketeering trial, said he reported to Junior for a decade after joining the mobster's team in 1984. "When I got to know him, it was a big thing ...

The ghosts of Tampa's old-time wiseguys awakened this summer when Mafia scion John "Junior" Gotti came to town in handcuffs, accused of pulling the strings in a bunch of classic mobster crimes.

Early jobs included robbing trucks with Thomas DeSimone, the inspiration for Joe Pesci’s psychotic gangster in Martin Scorsese’s classic movie Goodfellas.. Gotti was jailed for four years for ...

John Gotti III began his MMA career in the CES (Classic Entertainment and Sports) organization, where he fought six times, ...

John Martino, who played made man and Vito Corleone's personal chauffeur in The Godfather, said he was friendly with Gotti and that Gotti loved the classic film. Martino, reportedly a nephew of ...