Your Daily Hood: Paul Castellano

​Paul Castellano (1915-1985) was head of the Gambino crime family in New York. He was known as the “Howard Hughes” due to his vast wealth and reclusive habits. He began as a butcher and dropped out of school in the eighth grade. Castellano began working his way up the criminal org chart. In 1976, Carlo Gambino died of natural causes. Against expectations, he had appointed Castellano to succeed him. His unsanctioned murder by an eager and impatient John Gotti led to years of turmoil within the Gambino clan.