Salvatore Gravano was born on March 12,1945, the son of Caterina and Giorlando, otherwise known as Kay and Gerry, both from Sicily. Kay came over as a child while Gerry came through from Canada as an illegal alien. Salvatore was the last of five children born to the couple. While Salvatore was a child the family dropped the name Salvatore and opted for “Sammy” because the child reminded everyone of an uncle with the same name. …showed first 75 words of 2413 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2413 total…years in jail on these charges plus another 20 years on other charges in New York (May Chapter 11). Works Cited Capeci, Jerry and Gene Mustain. Gotti: The Rise and Fall. Higgins Inc. New York. Ó1999. Lyman, Michael D. and Gary W. Potter. Organized Crime: Second Edition. Prentice Hall. New Jersey. Ó2000. Maas, Peter. UNDERBOSS: Sammy The Bull Gravano’s Story of Life In The Mafia. HarperCollins Publishers, New York. Ó 1997. May, Allen. www thecrimelibrary.com. Sammy “The Bull” Gravano.