John Gotti Jr
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You know, he was a strong guy. It changed my mother forever. She's still not well today. She's still not right today. I mean, she often drifts back to Frankie Boy all the time. She's still in the same house. She won't change his room. She's never going to move on. I ask her, you know, Ma, move out to the island with us. Get rid of the house. Stay with us. No, no, no, no.
You know, he was a strong guy. It changed my mother forever. She's still not well today. She's still not right today. I mean, she often drifts back to Frankie Boy all the time. She's still in the same house. She won't change his room. She's never going to move on. I ask her, you know, Ma, move out to the island with us. Get rid of the house. Stay with us. No, no, no, no.
She says, my son's in this house. I still hear my husband come up the stairs at night. Wow. I'm staying here. This is my house.
She says, my son's in this house. I still hear my husband come up the stairs at night. Wow. I'm staying here. This is my house.
Still the same. So my mother, it had this profound effect on her that she never recovered from. She's still, you know, Frankie's dead 44 years, and she never recovered from it. She never recovered from it. But my father, you know, he was a soldier. When we had the opportunity, when he was in Marion, Illinois, which was the only level six prison in the country, when he was in deadlock,
Still the same. So my mother, it had this profound effect on her that she never recovered from. She's still, you know, Frankie's dead 44 years, and she never recovered from it. She never recovered from it. But my father, you know, he was a soldier. When we had the opportunity, when he was in Marion, Illinois, which was the only level six prison in the country, when he was in deadlock,
We weren't allowed to touch. So we had a plexiglass between us. You had to pick up a phone to talk. That's your visit. So for seven and a half years, that's how I visited my father. And he'd come down and he'd be shackled up and unchained and put in this locked area. And then he'd pick up the phone and we would talk. That's how...
We weren't allowed to touch. So we had a plexiglass between us. You had to pick up a phone to talk. That's your visit. So for seven and a half years, that's how I visited my father. And he'd come down and he'd be shackled up and unchained and put in this locked area. And then he'd pick up the phone and we would talk. That's how...
And at times, he would drift back and talk about Frankie Boy, and you'd see. That's when his eyes would change, his facial expressions would change. But he was a soldier. He was a tough guy. He kept it right here. He knew exactly how to control his emotions. And he had the same expectation from me. And back then, I couldn't do it. And still now, talking about it, I get emotional.
And at times, he would drift back and talk about Frankie Boy, and you'd see. That's when his eyes would change, his facial expressions would change. But he was a soldier. He was a tough guy. He kept it right here. He knew exactly how to control his emotions. And he had the same expectation from me. And back then, I couldn't do it. And still now, talking about it, I get emotional.
My brother and I, we shared the same bed. So I still can't. I'm not him. But he had that ability. He had that ability.
My brother and I, we shared the same bed. So I still can't. I'm not him. But he had that ability. He had that ability.
There were stories that the guy was drunk. I don't know. I mean, again, I'm limited in my knowledge and what I would want to look at. I did know this. They lived around the corner. I was friends with his son. I liked the family. I did. So two families got torn apart. He ended up missing sometime later.
There were stories that the guy was drunk. I don't know. I mean, again, I'm limited in my knowledge and what I would want to look at. I did know this. They lived around the corner. I was friends with his son. I liked the family. I did. So two families got torn apart. He ended up missing sometime later.
And I don't know all those particulars, but if we would say that Frankie's death would sort of make my father into a different character, or as you say, there's a rage aspect there. Let me tell you about John Gotti. This is who he was. John Gotti was a guy that, when he loved you, he loved you to a fault.
And I don't know all those particulars, but if we would say that Frankie's death would sort of make my father into a different character, or as you say, there's a rage aspect there. Let me tell you about John Gotti. This is who he was. John Gotti was a guy that, when he loved you, he loved you to a fault.
He used to say it all the time, John, you know me, I have a tough time showing people the door, John, even when they're wrong, okay? He loved you, he loved you to a fault. However, if you got on his wrong side, you had a problem, and if you hurt anybody close to John that he loved, there was no way he wasn't going to hurt you. It's just the way he was. That's it. That's the way he felt.
He used to say it all the time, John, you know me, I have a tough time showing people the door, John, even when they're wrong, okay? He loved you, he loved you to a fault. However, if you got on his wrong side, you had a problem, and if you hurt anybody close to John that he loved, there was no way he wasn't going to hurt you. It's just the way he was. That's it. That's the way he felt.
Is it possible? Yeah. Do I know? If you were to show me irrefutable proof right now, you would show me that. Would I go, oh my God. Oh my God. No. You know what I would say? Okay.
Is it possible? Yeah. Do I know? If you were to show me irrefutable proof right now, you would show me that. Would I go, oh my God. Oh my God. No. You know what I would say? Okay.