In Popular Culture
The Spilotro murders were fictionalized in the 1995 film Casino. However, while the Spilotros were buried in Enos, Indiana, they weren't murdered in the place they were buried, as portrayed in the film. In the film, the "bosses" have had enough of "Nicky" (Tony) and "Dominick" (Michael); and, their own crew, including "Frank Marino" (Frank Cullotta), betrays them and beats them with baseball bats, strips their clothes off and buries them while they are still breathing.
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