by Kathleen Wildasin
synopsis
Court TV: John Gotti -- Gangland Boss is one volume in the three-part Court TV Crime Stories series. This program chronicles the life and times of the Gambino crime family boss John "Teflon Don" Gotti. Gotti's rise to power -- and the cold-blooded tactics he used to get it -- are featured in the documentary. A special segment examines the 1985 assassination of one-time Gambino family boss Paul Castelanno as well as Gotti's multiple trials and convictions. The other tapes in this set are: Court TV: Al Capone -- Public Enemy #1 and Court TV: Jimmy Hoffa -- The Man Who Vanished.
characteristics
- Famous-cases
- Murder
- Trial [courtroom]
- Mob
- Yakuza
- Mafia
- Criminal
- Gang
- Court [law]
