NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2009
Gotti's Neighbor Dissolved In Acid?
Court Papers Shed Light On One Of Gotti's Final Unsolved Mysteries
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A dapper don. John Gotti in his prime. (AP)
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Whatever happened to the neighbor who accidentally ran over and killed the mobster's 12-year-old son Frankie - and then vanished?
The answer may be found in Brooklyn court papers filed this week by federal prosecutors.
They say John Favara was shot to death on orders of the outraged Gambino crime family boss - and his body was dissolved in a vat of acid.
Prosecutors say a cooperating witness has fingered a 62-year-old former mobster as the perpetrator in the 1980 affair.
The court papers are related to an upcoming racketeering trial.
The story of Favara's untimely demise is revealed in court papers filed in the upcoming racketeering trial of reputed Gambino soldier Charles Carneglia, according to The New York Daily News.
Authorities have long believed Carneglia to be responsible for disposing of Favara's body after he was shot in March 1980 on Gotti's orders, the Daily News reported. Favara's body has never been found.
Carneglia told a fellow gangster, now a government witness, that he got rid of the body by putting it in a barrel of acid, Assistant Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Roger Burlingame told the newspaper.
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- The story makes for interesting reading, but without a vat of acid with trace elements of DNA or something more than the verbal account of another person, there is no case. We all figure Jimmy Hoffa was ground up and served as dog food too, but short of evidence in a dog ***, we and the hundreds of people who have investigated that mystery have buttkisss. Why not wait until the DA has more than hearsay and conjecture before writing a story on it?
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- 12 years old & dumb enough to stand in front of a moving car. Duh huh. Wont do that again will he.
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- What''s the Government going to do now with the case, take away his vitamins ?
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- Why so many Mafia stories?
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People are attracted to sin. Only good christians like myself would not read such vile.
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Posted by mrs_zambesi at 08:54 AM : Jan 09, 2009
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha um yeah - Reply to this comment
- The neighbor just rid the world of a mobster in the making.
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- Troll alert --
Please don''t fall for Mrs_Zambesi''s troll and start lecturing her -- you''ll end up looking stupid! - Reply to this comment
- If you can see past the crime and violence,
the Gotti''''s are really a nice family.
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You are just sick. ...But funny. - Reply to this comment
- Some of you have become mob experts simply by watching all 5 seasons of the Soparanos.
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Don''t forget all of us who grew up reading "The Godfather" and watching the movies! ;-) - Reply to this comment
- spiritwalk, you have been on a roll today! Kudos on some great posts....
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- Dirtbag, lowlife, flame-fodder, dung stain Gotti
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