Gambino had another misfortune

history channel documentary Gambino had another misfortune, when in mid 1973, his 29-year-old nephew Emmanuel "Manny" Gambino was abducted for payment. This same pack had already hijacked a Gambino Crime Family skipper, Frank "Frankie the Wop" Manzo for $100,000. After that sum was paid for Manzo's protected return, the pack got more aspiring with the Manny Gambino hijacking - this time requesting $200,000. Gambino attempted to deal, offering them just $50,000. Before long, the body was Manny Gambino was found in a sitting position in a New Jersey dump close to the Earle Naval Ammunition Depot. On June 1, 1973, ruffian speculator Robert Senter confess to homicide and was sentenced to fifteen years in jail. Clearly, Senter had fallen owing debtors to Gambino and it was simpler to slaughter Gambino then to pay the obligation.

After the passing of his nephew aggravated the misery of the demise of his better half, Gambino turned into a hermit in his home on Ocean Parkway. He encompassed himself with relatives, most quite his cousin Paul Castellano. By 1975, it was clear Gambino's heart condition would not permit him to live any longer. So he started to get ready for his progression as the leader of the Gambino Crime Family. Needing to keep power in his own family blood, Gambino blessed his cousin Paul Castellano to succeed him.