vincent chin gigante who rose from uneducated thug to head of the genoves crife family has died at a springfield, mo federal prison he was 77.
gigante was best known for a failed attempt on the life of then boss of bosses frank costello, an assination plot against gambino godfather john gotti (revenge for gottis killing of boss paul costelano), and avoiding arrest and conviction for many years by walking around new york in bathrobe and slippers while talking to himself. gigante became known in later years as the oddfather.
gigante was best known for a failed attempt on the life of then boss of bosses frank costello, an assination plot against gambino godfather john gotti (revenge for gottis killing of boss paul costelano), and avoiding arrest and conviction for many years by walking around new york in bathrobe and slippers while talking to himself. gigante became known in later years as the oddfather.
