Get Gotti
Told from both sides of the law this documentary series from the makers of "Fear City" follows the FBI's battle to bring down infamous mob boss John Gotti.
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"Well made and perfectly watchable but little more than an overview of the main events and certainly doesn't contain anything that hasn't been covered before in multiple docs and books before, often with a lot more info and context. In particular no mention of the fact there was at least one credible mob attempt to kill him after the Castellano hit, nothing about his son being run over and killed in 1980 (and the subsequent 'disappearance' of the driver), and nothing about perhaps the most absurd/arrogant murder attributed to him and caught on the ravenite tapes; having an u..."
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On March 18, 1980, John Gotti's middle son, 12-year-old Frank Gotti, while riding a minibike, darted out into the street and was hit by a car driven by John Favara, Gotti's backyard neighbor. Due to Frank's failure to yield before entering the street at a blind spot, his death was ruled an accident and criminal charges were never filed against Favara. However, Favara subsequently received death threats and was attacked with a baseball bat by Victoria Gotti when Favara visited the Gottis to apologize. On July 28, 1980, Favara was abducted and disappeared and was was declared legally dead in 1983. When the Gotti children grew up and had children of their own, each of them named one of their sons Frank in honor of their brother.
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Told from both sides of the law this documentary series from the makers of "Fear City" follows the FBI's battle to bring down infamous mob boss John Gotti.