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BROOKLYN, MAY 5, 1981
"We were in the closet. We all had our weapons loaded. We sat there and waited for the doorbell to ring," said Salvatore Vitale, a slender New York mobster known as Good–Looking Sal. "We left the door open a smidge to look out."
The ringing of the bell at the private social club’s entrance signaled the arrival of the first of the invited guests. Vito Rizzuto crouched low, peeking out from his vantage point. Through the swelling crowd and loud chatter from tough men all accustomed to having their say, Vito kept his eyes on one man, Gerlando Sciascia, a fellow Sicilian who was a long–time Rizzuto family friend.
Breathing deeply beneath his mask, Vito watched for the secret signal that would draw him from the closet, a signal that came when Sciascia slowly ran the fingers of his lean, right hand through the silver hair on the side of his head. That simple act of preening brought mayhem to the social club and radically changed the balance of power.
"Don’t anybody move. This is a holdup," Vito said as he confronted the roomful of powerful mobsters, his words muffled by a woolen ski mask pulled down over his long, thin face. Despite those words, this was not about robbery. Nothing would be taken but three lives and the rights to an underworld throne.
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Decades later, three rebellious captains in the Bonanno crime family were slaughtered inside a Brooklyn social club. For 25 years the details of the crime remained a closely guarded secret while, at the same time, rumors of the bold attack became underworld legend. Now, mob turncoats have come forward, abandoning their oath of omertà , to point their finger at the man they say was the lead triggerman that night–Vito Rizzuto, the son of Nick Rizzuto. The Brooklyn purge protected a hard–won, billion–dollar drug franchise.
In contrast to the deafening crash of gunfire in the narrow confines of that club, this cult–like Mafia family has been nurtured in a culture of silence, secrecy and the strength of relying on family––true family––to link the Mafia strongholds of Brooklyn, Montreal and western Sicily. Vito Rizzuto created a pure, near–perfect Mafia, an organization that seemed bulletproof to its rivals and immune to government prosecution at a time when the American Mafia was slowly being dismantled by the FBI.
The Sixth Family is a chilling modern–day underworld saga, deftly researched and compellingly told. While it contains the expected ingredients—drugs, corruption, treachery and murder—the book is full of surprises. The Sixth Family reveals the hidden history of the rise of the Rizzutos, the alliances forged around the globe and the events that recently led to charges against Vito Rizzuto in both the United States and Italy. The FBI wants him to face racketeering charges after a massive anti–Mafia sweep in New York; Italy’s authorities wish to put him on trial for a conspiracy to infiltrate the nation’s largest public works project. He is fighting all charges in a determined and well–financed campaign.
As police in the United States, Canada and Italy began to piece together the puzzle that is Vito Rizzuto, established notions about the nature of authority within the Mafia have been called into question. Who was this quiet don named Vito Rizzuto—the so–called "John Gotti of Canada"? And how did he come to be one of the biggest names in global crime? This book reveals the surprising answers.
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vito the last mafia don,
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This review is from: The Sixth Family: The Collapse of the New York Mafia and the Rise of Vito Rizzuto (Hardcover)
i cant agree with the first review at all although it was a couple years back when i read the 6th family(not to be confused with book of the same name on the gallos)i found it a great read going back to vitos father nicks rise to power(who has since being murdered)to vitos taking over and then vitos arrest and extradition for his part in the early 80s murder of the three bonanno captains alongside big (rat) joey massino vito is due out i think 2012 so it may be very intresting to see if that will lead to a power struggle in montreal between the bikies and other cosa nostra to be continued(im sure)
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utter rubbish,
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This review is from: The Sixth Family: The Collapse of the New York Mafia and the Rise of Vito Rizzuto (Paperback)
This book is very badly written it goes from year 1998 to 2002 back to 1965the content is repetitive and very boring would not recommend it dont waste your money.
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A long wait but worth it,
By Connie R. Bryce - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Sixth Family: The Collapse of the New York Mafia and the Rise of Vito Rizzuto (Hardcover)
It took a long time to get ahold this book. But it was worth the wait. Unlike most books on organized crime, The Sixth Family concentrates on how criminals work but also why their so powerful.As an American living in Canada I was surprised and shocked to discover this Canadian mafia family is in the forefront of the international drug trade and has been there for fifty years. I don't think this will make American mob watchers very pleased to find there is a sophisticated mafia family that holds control over the typical American family. But the facts are there. The authors seem to have spent years gathering information on Vito Rizzuto and members of his family. Unlike some mafia books, the Sixth family isn't about blood and bullets, although there are some murders. This is not a quick book and requires a little bit of knowledge about the under-world. The writers delve deeply into everything from the French Connection to the Piza Connection and along the way they find the Rizzuto family at work. I recommend this book as a good read as well as a source of research. Connie Bryce, Toronto, Ontario 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Read on the Canadian Mafia. Must for True Crime library,
By J. Carbone "J.C." - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Sixth Family: The Collapse of the New York Mafia and the Rise of Vito Rizzuto (Paperback)
I found this book to be highly enjoyable and informative. It wasn't lacking for information. I admit at times a lot of names were being mentioned and it gets hard to keep them all straight but that is nothing new with reading books regarding the Mafia.I have read over 50 organized crime books regarding the Mafia/La Cosa Nostra/Camorra, etc. I would recommend this book for anyone wanting to understand the workings of the Mafia in Canada. I have read books that dance around the topic such as Mafia Enforcer, Last Days of the Sicilians, Last Godfather, etc but this book really gives you all you want or need to know. This book debunks the myth that the Montreal or Canada mafia was just a faction of the Bonanno Family. It detials the international reach of the Rizzutos and the Sixth Family, who they worked with in other countries, other criminal organizations they partnered with, scope of the drug trade, etc. The book is also relatively current going up to 2004-2005. This book is a must for any true cime library. 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Don't pass this one up--The Sixth Family,
By Mafia Joker - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Sixth Family: The Collapse of the New York Mafia and the Rise of Vito Rizzuto (Hardcover)
This was the most informative book I have read about the Canadian Mafia. Very interesting reading about the rise of Montreal Mafia.
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