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 Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Citadel
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2017-06-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780806538310

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
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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