The Butcher

by Carlo, Philip

• ISBN13: 9780061744662
• ISBN10: 0061744662
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-19
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co

Summary

Tommy Karate Pitera was not like other mafiosi. A capo in the notorious Bonanno family-a deadly martial artist highly skilled with knives and other lethal weapons-Pitera murdered his way to becoming one of the premier assassins in the New York mafia during the 1980s. He didn't just whack people; he diabolically made them disappear forever. In hushed whispers people spoke of Pitera's secret burial grounds and the grotesque things he did to his victim's bodies. If the Mafia had a Jeffrey Dahmer, it was surely Tommy Pitera.Offering the first-ever look at the life and crimes of Tommy Pitera, New York Times bestselling author Philip Carlo exposes the man behind some of the most horrific murders in Mafia history-and tells the story of the heroic investigator who brought him down. Cloaked in the bloody history of La Cosa Nostra, The Butcher is Carlo's most frightening portrayal yet of the depraved depths within a psychopath's mind.

Author Biography

Philip Carlo was born and raised on the mean streets of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn-the same streets as Tommy Pitera. Carlo is the author of the bestsellers The Night Stalker, Gaspipe, and The Ice Man. He lives with his wife, Laura, in New York City.

Table of Contents

Author's Note	p. xii
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Cast of Characters	p. xv
Map of Gravesend and Bensonhurst	p. xviii
Prologue	p. 1
Seeds
Sanctuary	p. 7
Dark Secrets	p. 12
It's Good to Know Karate	p. 16
The Making of a Dragon Slayer	p. 24
The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree	p. 32
Cherry Blossoms and Samurai	p. 39
The Bonannos	p. 44
Killers Fear Him
The Green Hornet and the Bonannos	p. 53
The Bonanno Vampire	p. 57
The Perfect Storm	p. 59
Armed, Dangerous, and Aggressive	p. 61
Gravesend: The Cemetery	p. 76
Buy and Bust	p. 79
Pizza Two	p. 87
Street Monkey	p. 96
The Vampire of Avenue S	p. 101
Surveillance	p. 105
Phyllis	p. 109
Three-Time Loser	p. 113
Group 33	p. 117
The Guvenaros	p. 119
The Gravedigger	p. 123
The Art of Walk-and-Talks	p. 126
Happenstance	p. 138
Party Girl	p. 143
Speedballs	p. 146
Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda	p. 151
No Remorse, No Conscience, No Scruples	p. 158
Fire-Breathing Dragon	p. 159
The Loss of a Tentacle	p. 163
The Body in the Alley	p. 165
The Cleaner	p. 172
"You're Not My Boss"	p. 175
Dynamic Duo	p. 182
Stick Shift	p. 186
Willie Boy	p. 192
The Garage	p. 196
B & E	p. 198
Rats	p. 204
The Beat Goes On
The Cop Killer	p. 211
Spider's Web	p. 226
1-900-Fuck-Me	p. 232
He's a Real Bad Dude	p. 235
Day Trip	p. 239
The Rock of Gibraltar	p. 241
The Meatwagon	p. 246
Lion's Share	p. 248
DUI	p. 255
Revelations	p. 260
Traumas and Trials
The William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge	p. 277
Cheap Suitcases	p. 280
The Execution of Tommy Karate Pitera	p. 284
Tight-Lipped Pitera	p. 287
The United States of America Versus Pitera	p. 288
Yea or Nay	p. 293
Epilogue	p. 297
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