The Rat Game: The Assassination of Paul Castellano

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The hit team wore striking white trench coats and fur hats, a theatrical statement against Castellano's desire for invisibility.

This episode analyzes the 1985 assassination of mob boss Paul Castellano, framing it not as a simple hit but as a violent coup driven by financial tensions. It details how Castellano's ban on drug trafficking and his corporate, low-profile leadership clashed with John Gotti's ambition for the massive profits and public fame of the drug trade, leading to a theatrical public murder and a rapid power shift in the Gambino crime family.

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