Talk:John Gotti

Career

One paragraph in this section describes how Gotti got close to boss Carlo Gambino while acting as Capo - the very next paragaph describes how he usurps boss Paul Castellano. There is nothing inbetween to inform that reader that Gambino had died in 1976 and Castellano was his successor. It could be confusing for readers with no prior research.

Misc.

John Gotti, respect him for what he was, hate him for what he was, but stop the bullshit crapola postings. Jimryan

Know what I mean

You know that thing? Yeah that thing about the thing? The thing about the thing with the thing in the thing about the thing? Well the thing is the thing.

Know what I mean? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.152.130.91 (talk • contribs)

Cancer & Aids

Although some folks continue to change the cause of death from Cancer to AIDS and it gets REVERTED BACK. If the cancer that caused John Gotti's death was caused by AIDS then this would be a reason for listing the death as an aids death. All we need is evidence that supports this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.61.20.7 (talk • contribs)

Other Stuff

An event in this article is a April 2 selected anniversary (may be in HTML comment)

Fifth brother

Why the hell is there a fictional fifth brother? Someone delete this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.115.113.69 (talk • contribs)

Not good prose

Although many think this was acover up designed by the ceraolo family after Mace Ceraolo the much feared head hitman of the ceraolo family killed John Gotti with such skill.

Yuck. AEton 23:26, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

ijjgygh — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.235.80.188 (talk • contribs)

• Mate, u got no idea wat ur talking about grow up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.108.92.155 (talk • contribs)

Cause of death

Did John Gotti have aids? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.60.223.139 (talk • contribs)

I'm pretty sure he died of throat cancer, and his death wasn't related to AIDs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MZucker (talk • contribs)

• I saw a programme on him last week, that said his death was an AIDs-related death. TheSwines 00:20, 20 November 2006 (UTC) 11:55, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

John Gotti DID NOT die of AIDS. He died of throat cancer as was already mentioned. Had he died of AIDS, believe me it would have been reported on because his life from the mid-1980s to his death in 2002 was under the microscope of the media. Also he wasn't the don of the Gambino Family from 1986 to 1992. He was only convicted of racketeering in 1992 and sent to prison. He was still the official boss of the Family until 2001, when he turned control of the Family over to his brother, Peter Gotti, who became the official boss. Between 1992 and 2001 there were committees or acting bosses running the Family. So he was actually "the don of the Gambino Family" from 1986 to 2001.

Also, this part right here in the article is just stupid: It was also rumored that Gotti's throat cancer was the result of a beating he took at the hands of a black inmate with whom he had a fight in 1996. He got beat down in Marion by a black inmate but nowhere has it ever been referenced that that caused his throat cancer. I would suspect if any one thing caused his throat cancer was that he was a lifelong smoker of cigarettes and cigars. But that's only a guess and should not be included in a biography of this man in any way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.182.147.30 (talk • contribs)