John Gotti Jr
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And Roy Cohen was a very powerful individual that knew a lot on a lot of different people. So, you know, maybe AIDS did them a favor, did some powerful individuals a favor. But I don't know if someone would have wanted to kill him. If anybody would want to kill him, I would believe maybe it'd be somebody within the government or some high executive in some big business.
And Roy Cohen was a very powerful individual that knew a lot on a lot of different people. So, you know, maybe AIDS did them a favor, did some powerful individuals a favor. But I don't know if someone would have wanted to kill him. If anybody would want to kill him, I would believe maybe it'd be somebody within the government or some high executive in some big business.
It's only speculation in my part.
It's only speculation in my part.
But in speculating, I would believe that that would be the case.
But in speculating, I would believe that that would be the case.
Oh, sure. Well, why would the mob, why would the street element hate him? Why? If you were friendly with, say, for example, Carlo, okay, and other individuals, okay, and you were there, you were ready to do your job. You were ready. When you were called, you came in and you produced these remarkable results, right? I would embrace you. I don't care what you did.
Oh, sure. Well, why would the mob, why would the street element hate him? Why? If you were friendly with, say, for example, Carlo, okay, and other individuals, okay, and you were there, you were ready to do your job. You were ready. When you were called, you came in and you produced these remarkable results, right? I would embrace you. I don't care what you did.
As long as you could achieve the results that we need to accomplish our objective, you're okay. Why me? So I would say that if anybody would want to have hurt Roy Cohen, it would have been probably either a governmental element or it would have been maybe an executive of some big company or maybe in Hollywood where a lot of them were persecuted. These were very powerful men with a lot of money.
As long as you could achieve the results that we need to accomplish our objective, you're okay. Why me? So I would say that if anybody would want to have hurt Roy Cohen, it would have been probably either a governmental element or it would have been maybe an executive of some big company or maybe in Hollywood where a lot of them were persecuted. These were very powerful men with a lot of money.
And he began with him and Senator McCarthy destroyed a lot of careers. I mean, you're talking about boatloads of money sailed out as a result of these guys getting blacklisted, couldn't produce movies, actors on the shelf for life.
And he began with him and Senator McCarthy destroyed a lot of careers. I mean, you're talking about boatloads of money sailed out as a result of these guys getting blacklisted, couldn't produce movies, actors on the shelf for life.
No, no, that's not true. Because he was gone for a few years? What was it? Yeah, well... Always met my father. I used to visit my father.
No, no, that's not true. Because he was gone for a few years? What was it? Yeah, well... Always met my father. I used to visit my father.
Did you guys go visit or no? My first birthday, my father was doing a year in Riverhead. He was doing a larceny bid in, I think, auto theft bid, rather, in Riverhead. He did a year there. That was my first birthday he was there. And then he came home for a brief amount of time. And then he went back in. In 1968, he got the hijacking charge. So I was four years old at that time.
Did you guys go visit or no? My first birthday, my father was doing a year in Riverhead. He was doing a larceny bid in, I think, auto theft bid, rather, in Riverhead. He did a year there. That was my first birthday he was there. And then he came home for a brief amount of time. And then he went back in. In 1968, he got the hijacking charge. So I was four years old at that time.
He went in and did... He came out in 72. So he did four years on the hijacking charge. So if you want to... He came home in March of 72. So that would make me just eight years old. So most of my life, young life, my father was in prison. But... Like I said, I mean, I visit him regularly. My mother was dutiful. She was loyal. She always took us. She would pile us in the car.
He went in and did... He came out in 72. So he did four years on the hijacking charge. So if you want to... He came home in March of 72. So that would make me just eight years old. So most of my life, young life, my father was in prison. But... Like I said, I mean, I visit him regularly. My mother was dutiful. She was loyal. She always took us. She would pile us in the car.
And my grandfather, one of my uncles, would drive us to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. We'd pile in the visiting room. In fact, I've got, you know, I still have several in my book, Shadow of My Father. I have a picture of me as a little buck in the visiting room with my father. How often would you guys go visit? Well, again, it's not like today. It's easy. It's far more accessible today.
And my grandfather, one of my uncles, would drive us to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. We'd pile in the visiting room. In fact, I've got, you know, I still have several in my book, Shadow of My Father. I have a picture of me as a little buck in the visiting room with my father. How often would you guys go visit? Well, again, it's not like today. It's easy. It's far more accessible today.