Hole in the Wall Gang by Griffin Denny & Cullotta Frank

Author:Griffin, Denny & Cullotta, Frank [Griffin, Denny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Organized Crime, Mafia, True Crimes
Publisher: Houdini Publishing
Published: 2013-12-18T00:00:00+00:00

The Hole in the Wall Gang in the lockup following their 1981 arrest at Bertha’s.

From the left, Ernie Davino, Larry Neumann, Wayne Matecki,

Leo Guardino, Joe Blasco and Frank Cullotta

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

A MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH

I was scheduled to go on trial for the possession of stolen furniture charge in April of 1982. As the court date was approachin’ Elaine started gettin’ bad vibes about Tony Spilotro. I was havin’ my doubts about Tony, too, but she was seein’ things I wasn’t.

We had moved into an apartment next door to Elaine’s father, Nick. In early April, I received a 1:00 a.m. phone call from Tony. He asked me to meet him in the parkin’ lot of My Place. It wasn’t unusual for Tony to want to meet at odd hours, so I didn’t think much about it at the time.

Durin’ the meetin’ we talked about my upcomin’ trial and a couple of other things, none of which were urgent. Tony went inside the bar four or five times to use the pay phone. Other than that, there was nothin’ I considered odd.

When I got home, Elaine was upset. She said, “What’s the matter with that guy? Can’t he sleep? Why does he bother you all hours of the day and night? He calls and you run; this is ridiculous!”

“That’s none of your business; don’t worry about it.”

I had just got into bed when I heard gunshots. I pushed Elaine out of bed and onto the floor, and then laid on top of her. When the shootin’ stopped I went outside to look around. I saw a guy lyin’ in the doorway of the next apartment with blood gushin’ from a wound in his leg, and a van speedin’ away. I went back inside and told Elaine the guy next door had been shot, probably due to a drug deal that went sour.

She wasn’t buyin’ it. “Your friend calls and you go out to meet him. You get home and aren’t in bed two seconds and somebody gets shot next door. Right next door, Frank! Come on! Don’t you think maybe your friend Tony is tryin’ to kill you?”

I laughed. Tony was becomin’ paranoid, and now Elaine wasn’t far behind him. “You’re fuckin’ crazy. You know that, don’t you?”

“Laugh all you want, but I’ve got a feelin’ Tony wants you dead. I can understand that you’re blinded by your friendship for him. But think about what I’m tellin’ you, please.”

To shut her up, I said, “Sure, I’ll think about it.”

I didn’t have to think for very long, though. Yeah, Tony got under my skin now and then, and he lied to me about gettin’ Chicago’s okay to kill Lisner. His judgment had been slippin’, too. Years ago, he’d never have been taken in by Sal Romano or come up with all these murder plans that he never followed through on. Tony was goin’ through some tough times, though, just like I was. We’d been friends for many years and, as far as I was concerned, still were.

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