Thomas DeSimone - Revision history

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	Two theories about DeSimone's alleged murder and murderer(s) exist from mob "insiders". According to mob informant Joseph "Joe Dogs" Iannuzzi, Thomas Agro claimed in 1985 that he had murdered DeSimone, as well as his brother Anthony after he turned informant. Agro also suggested murdering the eldest and last remaining brother, Robert. According to Ianuzzi, Agro would often laughingly refer to killing the third DeSimone brother, stating: "Maybe it's time to go for the DeSimone trifecta!" Another account, told by Hill in ''Gangsters and Goodfellas'', states that Gotti himself was the assassin, although in the presence of Agro. On May 17, 2007, episode of ''The Howard Stern Show'', Hill reaffirmed that Gotti had killed DeSimone. He also added that the death "took a long time", as Bentvena had been a personal friend of Gotti's, and he wanted DeSimone to suffer before he died. Gotti's role as the assassin was repeated in the 2015 book ''The Lufthansa Heist'', co-written by Hill and journalist Daniel Simone,<ref name=nypost /> although this account claims that DeSimone's death was instantaneous from three gunshots to the head. According to Sal Polisi, DeSimone was killed by Agro (in the presence of Gotti), and that Agro slowly tortured him to death.<ref>''The Sinatra Club: My Life Inside the New York Mafia'' Simon and Schuster, 2014, Sal Polisi, Steve Dougherty</ref>		Two theories about DeSimone's alleged murder and murderer(s) exist from mob "insiders". According to mob informant Joseph "Joe Dogs" Iannuzzi, Thomas Agro claimed in 1985 that he had murdered DeSimone, as well as his brother Anthony after he turned informant. Agro also suggested murdering the eldest and last remaining brother, Robert. According to Ianuzzi, Agro would often laughingly refer to killing the third DeSimone brother, stating: "Maybe it's time to go for the DeSimone trifecta!" Another account, told by Hill in ''Gangsters and Goodfellas'', states that Gotti himself was the assassin, although in the presence of Agro. On May 17, 2007, episode of ''The Howard Stern Show'', Hill reaffirmed that Gotti had killed DeSimone. He also added that the death "took a long time", as Bentvena had been a personal friend of Gotti's, and he wanted DeSimone to suffer before he died. Gotti's role as the assassin was repeated in the 2015 book ''The Lufthansa Heist'', co-written by Hill and journalist Daniel Simone,<ref name=nypost /> although this account claims that DeSimone's death was instantaneous from three gunshots to the head. According to Sal Polisi, DeSimone was killed by Agro (in the presence of Gotti), and that Agro slowly tortured him to death.<ref>''The Sinatra Club: My Life Inside the New York Mafia'' Simon and Schuster, 2014, Sal Polisi, Steve Dougherty</ref>

	It has been theorized DeSimone is buried in [[The Hole, New York City\|The Hole]], a suspected "Mafia graveyard" on the Brooklyn-Queens border near Kennedy airport, where the body of [[Al Indelicato]] was found in 1981 and where the bodies of [[Philip Giaccone]] and [[Dominick Trinchera]] were recovered by police in 2004.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article490845.ece \| location=London \| work=The Times \| first=James \| last=Bone \| title=FBI digs deep to unearth men who crossed the Mob \| date=October 6, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/21/fbi.graves/index.html \| work=CNN \| title=Remains of Mafia captains identified \| first=Anne \| last=Castellani \| date=December 21, 2004 \| access-date=May 4, 2008 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325090719/http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/21/fbi.graves/index.html \| archive-date=March 25, 2008 \| url-status=live }}</ref>		It has been theorized DeSimone is buried in [[The Hole, New York City\|The Hole]], a suspected "Mafia graveyard" on the Brooklyn-Queens border near Kennedy airport, where the body of [[Al Indelicato]] was found in 1981 and where the bodies of [[Philip Giaccone]] and [[Dominick Trinchera]] were recovered by police in 2004.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article490845.ece \| location=London \| work=The Times \| first=James \| last=Bone \| title=FBI digs deep to unearth men who crossed the Mob \| date=October 6, 2004}}{{dead link\|date=September 2024\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/21/fbi.graves/index.html \| work=CNN \| title=Remains of Mafia captains identified \| first=Anne \| last=Castellani \| date=December 21, 2004 \| access-date=May 4, 2008 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325090719/http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/21/fbi.graves/index.html \| archive-date=March 25, 2008 \| url-status=live }}</ref>

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	}}</ref> Burke's son Frank would drive one of the back-up vehicles while Parnell "Stacks" Edwards, a musician and career criminal, was given the task of disposing of the getaway van afterwards.<ref name=tru />		}}</ref> Burke's son Frank would drive one of the back-up vehicles while Parnell "Stacks" Edwards, a musician and career criminal, was given the task of disposing of the getaway van afterwards.<ref name=tru />

	After the heist, Edwards was instructed to drive the vehicle to New Jersey, where it (along with any potential evidence inside) was to be destroyed in a junkyard belonging to Gotti. Instead, Edwards parked the van in front of a fire hydrant at his girlfriend's apartment, where police discovered it two days after the heist. The plates were stolen and the police impounded the van. They soon found Stacks’ fingerprints and connected it to the robbery.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/lufthansa-heist-murders-mafia-mobsters\|title=Lufthansa Heist Murders: How Paranoia Led to the Deaths of 6 Mobsters\|first=Adam\|last=Janos\|website=A&E}}</ref> Vario subsequently ordered DeSimone to kill Edwards.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Volkman\|first1=Ernest\|last2=Cummings\|first2=John\|title=The Heist\|date=January 1, 1988\|publisher=Random House Publishing Group\|isbn=978-0-440-20029-1\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YcDp8MGPJlgC&q=desimone++dipalermo\|access-date=July 29, 2015}}</ref> Once he found out where Edwards was hiding, DeSimone and Sepe visited Edwards and shot him five times in the head.<ref name=nypost>{{cite news \| last1=Sanderson \| first1=Bill \| title=John Gotti killed mobster played by Joe Pesci in 'Goodfellas' \| url=https://nypost.com/2015/07/12/new-book-reveals-john-gottis-role-in-goodfellas-murder/ \| access-date=November 7, 2018 \| work=New York Post \| date=July 12, 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040254/https://nypost.com/2015/07/12/new-book-reveals-john-gottis-role-in-goodfellas-murder/ \| archive-date=December 1, 2017 \| url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| last1=Pileggi \| first1=Nicholas \| title=When Big Heist Is Pulled, A Trail Of Death Follows \| url=~~http~~://~~articles~~.chicagotribune.com/1986-03-19/~~features/8601200790_1_lufthansa~~-~~cargo~~-~~vault~~-~~gambling~~-~~debts~~ \| access-date=July 29, 2015 \| work=Chicago Tribune \| date=March 19, 1986 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829070836/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-03-19/features/8601200790_1_lufthansa-cargo-vault-gambling-debts \| archive-date=August 29, 2015 \| url-status=live }}</ref>		After the heist, Edwards was instructed to drive the vehicle to New Jersey, where it (along with any potential evidence inside) was to be destroyed in a junkyard belonging to Gotti. Instead, Edwards parked the van in front of a fire hydrant at his girlfriend's apartment, where police discovered it two days after the heist. The plates were stolen and the police impounded the van. They soon found Stacks’ fingerprints and connected it to the robbery.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/lufthansa-heist-murders-mafia-mobsters\|title=Lufthansa Heist Murders: How Paranoia Led to the Deaths of 6 Mobsters\|first=Adam\|last=Janos\|website=A&E}}</ref> Vario subsequently ordered DeSimone to kill Edwards.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Volkman\|first1=Ernest\|last2=Cummings\|first2=John\|title=The Heist\|date=January 1, 1988\|publisher=Random House Publishing Group\|isbn=978-0-440-20029-1\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YcDp8MGPJlgC&q=desimone++dipalermo\|access-date=July 29, 2015}}</ref> Once he found out where Edwards was hiding, DeSimone and Sepe visited Edwards and shot him five times in the head.<ref name=nypost>{{cite news \| last1=Sanderson \| first1=Bill \| title=John Gotti killed mobster played by Joe Pesci in 'Goodfellas' \| url=https://nypost.com/2015/07/12/new-book-reveals-john-gottis-role-in-goodfellas-murder/ \| access-date=November 7, 2018 \| work=New York Post \| date=July 12, 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040254/https://nypost.com/2015/07/12/new-book-reveals-john-gottis-role-in-goodfellas-murder/ \| archive-date=December 1, 2017 \| url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| last1=Pileggi \| first1=Nicholas \| title=When Big Heist Is Pulled, A Trail Of Death Follows \| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/03/19/when-big-heist-is-pulled-a-trail-of-death-follows/ \| access-date=July 29, 2015 \| work=Chicago Tribune \| date=March 19, 1986 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829070836/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-03-19/features/8601200790_1_lufthansa-cargo-vault-gambling-debts \| archive-date=August 29, 2015 \| url-status=live }}</ref>

	== Disappearance ==		== Disappearance ==

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	\| name = Thomas DeSimone		\| name = Thomas DeSimone
	\| image = Tommy-DeSimone-2.jpg		\| image = Tommy-DeSimone-2.jpg
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	\| caption = DeSimone in ~~1978~~		\| caption = DeSimone in 1979
	\| birth_name =		\| birth_name =
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1950\|5\|24}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1950\|5\|24}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~Queens~~, ~~New York~~ ]], U.S.		\| birth_place = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts\|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S.
	\| disappeared_date = {{disappeared date and age\|1979\|1\|14\|1950\|5\|24}}		\|disappeared_date = {{disappeared date and age\|1979\|1\|14\|1950\|5\|24}}
	\| disappeared_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)\|New York]], U.S.		\|disappeared_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)\|New York]], U.S.
	\| disappeared_status = {{Missing for\|1979\|1\|14}}		\|disappeared_status = {{Missing for\|1979\|1\|14}}
	\| other_names = "Two-Gun Tommy"<br />"Tommy D"<br />"Animal"<br />"Spitshine Tommy"		\| other_names = "Two-Gun Tommy"<br />"Tommy D"<br />"Animal"<br />"Spitshine Tommy"
	\| occupation = [[Mobster]]		\| occupation = [[Mobster]]
	\| allegiance = [[Lucchese crime family]]		\| allegiance = [[Lucchese crime family]]
	\| ~~spouse~~ ~~= Angela~~ DeSimone		\| relatives = [[Rosario DeSimone]]<br />[[Frank DeSimone]]
			\| spouse = Angela DeSimone
	}}		}}

	'''Thomas ~~James~~ DeSimone''' (~~June~~ 6, 1950 – [[missing person\|disappeared]] January 14, 1979) was an American criminal associated with [[New York City]]'s [[Lucchese crime family]] who is alleged to have participated in both the [[Air France robbery]] and the [[Lufthansa heist]]. He also committed numerous murders, including killing [[William Bentvena\|William "Billy Batts" Bentvena]] in 1970. DeSimone went missing in 1979 and is believed to have been murdered.		'''Thomas DeSimone''' (May 24, 1950 – [[missing person\|disappeared]] January 14, 1979) was an American criminal associated with [[New York City]]'s [[Lucchese crime family]] who is alleged to have participated in both the [[Air France robbery]] and the [[Lufthansa heist]]. He also committed numerous murders, including killing [[William Bentvena\|William "Billy Batts" Bentvena]] in 1970. DeSimone went missing in 1979 and is believed to have been murdered.

	DeSimone's career in the Lucchese family is explored in the book ''[[Wiseguy (book)\|Wiseguy]]'' by [[Nicholas Pileggi]], and inspired the character of Tommy DeVito, portrayed by [[Joe Pesci]], one of the main characters of the 1990 film ''[[Goodfellas]]''.		DeSimone's career in the Lucchese family is explored in the book ''[[Wiseguy (book)\|Wiseguy]]'' by [[Nicholas Pileggi]], and inspired the character of Tommy DeVito, portrayed by [[Joe Pesci]], one of the main characters of the 1990 film ''[[Goodfellas]]''.

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	'''Thomas James DeSimone''' (June 6, ~~1946~~ – [[missing person\|disappeared]] January 14, 1979) was an American criminal associated with [[New York City]]'s [[Lucchese crime family]] who is alleged to have participated in both the [[Air France robbery]] and the [[Lufthansa heist]]. He also committed numerous murders, including killing [[William Bentvena\|William "Billy Batts" Bentvena]] in 1970. DeSimone went missing in 1979 and is believed to have been murdered.		'''Thomas James DeSimone''' (June 6, 1950 – [[missing person\|disappeared]] January 14, 1979) was an American criminal associated with [[New York City]]'s [[Lucchese crime family]] who is alleged to have participated in both the [[Air France robbery]] and the [[Lufthansa heist]]. He also committed numerous murders, including killing [[William Bentvena\|William "Billy Batts" Bentvena]] in 1970. DeSimone went missing in 1979 and is believed to have been murdered.

	DeSimone's career in the Lucchese family is explored in the book ''[[Wiseguy (book)\|Wiseguy]]'' by [[Nicholas Pileggi]], and inspired the character of Tommy DeVito, portrayed by [[Joe Pesci]], one of the main characters of the 1990 film ''[[Goodfellas]]''.		DeSimone's career in the Lucchese family is explored in the book ''[[Wiseguy (book)\|Wiseguy]]'' by [[Nicholas Pileggi]], and inspired the character of Tommy DeVito, portrayed by [[Joe Pesci]], one of the main characters of the 1990 film ''[[Goodfellas]]''.

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	\| allegiance = [[Lucchese crime family]]		\| allegiance = [[Lucchese crime family]]
	\| relatives = [[Rosario DeSimone]]<br />[[Frank DeSimone]]
	\| spouse = Angela DeSimone		\| spouse = Angela DeSimone
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	\| birth_place = [[~~Cambridge~~, ~~Massachusetts\|Cambridge]],~~ ~~[[Massachusetts~~]], U.S.		\| birth_place = [[Queens, New York ]], U.S.
	\| disappeared_date = {{disappeared date and age\|1979\|1\|14\|1950\|5\|24}}		\| disappeared_date = {{disappeared date and age\|1979\|1\|14\|1950\|5\|24}}
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	'''Thomas DeSimone''' (June 6, 1946 – [[missing person\|disappeared]] January 14, 1979) was an American criminal associated with [[New York City]]'s [[Lucchese crime family]] who is alleged to have participated in both the [[Air France robbery]] and the [[Lufthansa heist]]. He also committed numerous murders, including killing [[William Bentvena\|William "Billy Batts" Bentvena]] in 1970. DeSimone went missing in 1979 and is believed to have been murdered.		'''Thomas James DeSimone''' (June 6, 1946 – [[missing person\|disappeared]] January 14, 1979) was an American criminal associated with [[New York City]]'s [[Lucchese crime family]] who is alleged to have participated in both the [[Air France robbery]] and the [[Lufthansa heist]]. He also committed numerous murders, including killing [[William Bentvena\|William "Billy Batts" Bentvena]] in 1970. DeSimone went missing in 1979 and is believed to have been murdered.

	DeSimone's career in the Lucchese family is explored in the book ''[[Wiseguy (book)\|Wiseguy]]'' by [[Nicholas Pileggi]], and inspired the character of Tommy DeVito, portrayed by [[Joe Pesci]], one of the main characters of the 1990 film ''[[Goodfellas]]''.		DeSimone's career in the Lucchese family is explored in the book ''[[Wiseguy (book)\|Wiseguy]]'' by [[Nicholas Pileggi]], and inspired the character of Tommy DeVito, portrayed by [[Joe Pesci]], one of the main characters of the 1990 film ''[[Goodfellas]]''.

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	'''Thomas DeSimone''' (~~May~~ 24, ~~1950~~ – [[missing person\|disappeared]] January 14, 1979) was an American criminal associated with [[New York City]]'s [[Lucchese crime family]] who is alleged to have participated in both the [[Air France robbery]] and the [[Lufthansa heist]]. He also committed numerous murders, including killing [[William Bentvena\|William "Billy Batts" Bentvena]] in 1970. DeSimone went missing in 1979 and is believed to have been murdered.		'''Thomas DeSimone''' (June 6, 1946 – [[missing person\|disappeared]] January 14, 1979) was an American criminal associated with [[New York City]]'s [[Lucchese crime family]] who is alleged to have participated in both the [[Air France robbery]] and the [[Lufthansa heist]]. He also committed numerous murders, including killing [[William Bentvena\|William "Billy Batts" Bentvena]] in 1970. DeSimone went missing in 1979 and is believed to have been murdered.

	DeSimone's career in the Lucchese family is explored in the book ''[[Wiseguy (book)\|Wiseguy]]'' by [[Nicholas Pileggi]], and inspired the character of Tommy DeVito, portrayed by [[Joe Pesci]], one of the main characters of the 1990 film ''[[Goodfellas]]''.		DeSimone's career in the Lucchese family is explored in the book ''[[Wiseguy (book)\|Wiseguy]]'' by [[Nicholas Pileggi]], and inspired the character of Tommy DeVito, portrayed by [[Joe Pesci]], one of the main characters of the 1990 film ''[[Goodfellas]]''.

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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1950\|5\|24}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1950\|5\|24}}
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	\|~~disappeared_place~~ = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)\|New York]], U.S.		\| disappeared_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)\|New York]], U.S.
	\|disappeared_status = {{Missing for\|1979\|1\|14}}		\| disappeared_status = {{Missing for\|1979\|1\|14}}
	\| other_names = "Two-Gun Tommy"<br />"Tommy D"<br />"Animal"<br />"Spitshine Tommy"		\| other_names = "Two-Gun Tommy"<br />"Tommy D"<br />"Animal"<br />"Spitshine Tommy"
	\| occupation = [[Mobster]]		\| occupation = [[Mobster]]
	\| allegiance = [[Lucchese crime family]]		\| allegiance = [[Lucchese crime family]]
	\| relatives = [[Rosario DeSimone]]<br />[[Frank DeSimone]]		\| relatives = [[Rosario DeSimone]]<br />[[Frank DeSimone]]
	\| spouse = Angela DeSimone		\| spouse = Angela DeSimone
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