The Big Heist: The Real Story of the Lufthansa Heist, the

The Big Heist: The Real Story of the Lufthansa Heist, the Mafia, and Murder
- Hardcover 1st Edition -- New
â€œTerrific DeStefano. He finally gives us a fitting end to the murderous and fabledÂ story of the 1978 Lufthansa heist.â€â€”Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy and Casino

â€œA comprehensive account of the legendary 1978 heist . . . impressive.â€
â€”Publisherâ€™s Weekly
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The crime that inspired the movie Goodfellas.
The story that couldnâ€™t be toldâ€”until now.
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One of the biggest scores in Mafia history, the Lufthansa Airlines heist of 1978 has become the stuff of Mafia legendâ€”and a decades-long investigation that continues to this day. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony DeStefano sheds new light on this legendary unsolved case using recent evidence from the 2015 trial of eighty-year-old Mafia don Vincent Asaro, who for the first time speaks out on his role in the fateful Lufthansa heist. This blistering you-are-there account takes you behind the headlines and inside the ranks of Americaâ€™s infamous crime familiesâ€”with never-before-told stories, late-breaking news, and bombshell revelations:
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* New details on the heistâ€™s planning: who was involved, how they pulled it off, and what really happened to the almost $6 million in cash and jewels they stole from JFK Airport
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* Why suspected heist participant Vincent Asaro was found NOT GUILTY of all chargesâ€”racketeering, theft, and murderâ€”even after being observed by the FBI for more than three decades
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* The shocking discovery of human bones in a Queens home belonging to a relative of Jimmy Burke, the homicidal Lucchese crime family associate who assembled the Lufthansa heist teamâ€”and masterminded the caper, then the biggest cash robbery in American history.
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* The eye-opening testimony of gangsters-turned-informants Salvatore Vitale and Gaspar Valentiâ€”and what it reveals about the Mafia code of silence known as Omerta
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* The greed, betrayal, murder, and other frightening insights intoÂ the Bonanno and LuccheseÂ crime families
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* Disturbing claims about how some members of the NYPD leaked information to mobster Jimmy Burke and may have helped hide evidence of a mob murder victim's demise
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An invaluable addition to any crime library, this is the most complete, thorough, and up-to-date account of the Lufthansa heist currently available. Pulitzer-Prize winner Anthony DeStefano draws from his years of experience reporting on the mob for New York Newsdayâ€”as well as his firsthand coverage of the Asaro indictment and attendence at the trialâ€”to expose the all-too-human heart of organized crime in America. The Big Heist is thrilling, shocking, and impossible to put down.
Country USA
Brand CITADEL
Manufacturer Citadel
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2017-06-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780806538310

Country	USA
Brand	CITADEL
Manufacturer	Citadel
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2017-06-27
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780806538310

The Big Heist: The Real Story of the Lufthansa Heist, the Mafia, and Murder

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