Mob Slaying
The mob is believed to have executed Amato on September 20, 1980. Roy DeMeo, Anthony Gaggi, Joseph Testa, Frederick DiNome, Chris Rosenberg and Joseph Guglielmo were later charged with his disappearance and suspected murder, but no convictions were ever obtained. Although his remains have never been found, authorities suspected that his body was dismembered, wrapped in plastic garbage bags, placed in cardboard boxes and taken to the Fountain Avenue landfill in East New York, Brooklyn. The murder and disposal of Frank Amato earned Roy DeMeo and his crew great respect from Paul Castellano.
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