John Joseph Gotti Jr.[1][note 1] (/ ˈɡɒti / GOT-ee, Italian: [ˈɡɔtti]; October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) was an American mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City.

Oct 29, 2025 · John Gotti, American organized-crime boss whose flamboyant lifestyle and frequent trials made him a prominent figure. He served as head of the Gambino crime family, …

Dec 2, 2009 · The grandson of Italian immigrants, John Gotti (1940-2002) was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and grew up in a life of organized crime. After serving time for hijacking trucks and a …

Nov 25, 2025 · John Gotti's Daughter Victoria to Undergo Kidney Transplant with Her Son as Donor (Exclusive) Victoria Gotti, the former 'Growing Up Gotti' star and mother of three, will …

John Joseph Gotti Jr., often called the Teflon Don and Dapper Don, was an American gangster and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. Despite his nicknames, he was a …

Jun 6, 2024 · John Gotti’s death in 2002 marked the end of a long life of crime. The mobster was infamous for leading one of the most powerful Mafia families in American history, but his …

John Gotti took control of the most powerful of New York’s Five Families by the old-fashioned Mob method of assassinating his predecessor. It was a huge prize. The Gambino crime family was …

Despite the future nickname, John Gotti—a violent, ruthless mobster who’d grown up on the streets of New York—had been in and out of prison several times in his early career.

Aug 19, 2025 · Explore the life of John Gotti, the notorious Teflon Don, from his rise to power in the Gambino family to his eventual downfall and imprisonment.

Nov 12, 2020 · As head of the Gambino crime family in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he cut a colorful and extremely public figure not just in New York City but across the nation. Tabloid …