The Bloody Steak House Hit That Changed Everything #PaulCastellano #Mafia #OrganizedCrime

On December 16, 1985, Gambino crime family boss Paul Castellano arrived at Sparks Steak House in Manhattan with his newly appointed underboss, Thomas Bilotti. Gunmen were waiting. Within seconds, Castellano and Bilotti were shot dead outside the restaurant. The assassination came amid a growing power struggle inside the Gambino family. In the aftermath, John Gotti emerged as the new boss and became one of the most recognizable Mafia figures in American history. This is MOB HITS: Murders That Changed the Mafia, a Speedy History series examining the assassinations, betrayals, and power struggles that reshaped organized crime in America. What happened. Why it mattered. What followed. Subscribe to Speedy History for the next Mob Hit that changed the Mafia. #MobHits, #PaulCastellano, #JohnGotti, #GambinoFamily, #GambinoCrimeFamily, #Mafia, #AmericanMafia, #OrganizedCrime, #MafiaHistory, #TrueCrimeHistory, #NewYorkMafia, #SparksSteakHouse, #SpeedyHistory, #HistoryShorts, #History