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January 2 – A funeral was held for Nick Rizzuto Jr., who was shot to death on December 18, 2009. His father, reputed Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto, was not permitted to attend because he was serving a prison sentence in the United States. Police videographers filmed every guest at the funeral. [9] [10]
Nicolo Rizzuto was born in Cattolica Eraclea, in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, on February 18, 1924.His father, Vito Rizzuto Sr. had been convicted on 23 June 1921 by an Italian military court of theft after he was caught stealing from the Regio Esercito. [1]
Nicolo Rizzuto Jr. was gunned down on December 28, 2009, followed by the disappearance of his brother-in-law Paolo Renda on May 10, 2010. Renda was the Rizutto crime family consigliere at the time of his murder. Finally, Nicolo Rizzuto Sr. was killed by a sniper on November 10, 2010. [58] [65]
In May 2007, Rizzuto accepted a plea deal for his involvement in the May 1981 murders of three renegade Bonanno capos in New York, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. During his time in prison, his son Nicolo Rizzuto Jr. was murdered on December 28, 2009, while his father Nicolo Rizzuto Sr. was murdered on November 10, 2010.
His eldest son, Nicolo Rizzuto (Nick Jr.) – named after his grandfather – was born on 4 December 1967. He was shot six times and killed near his car in the Montreal borough of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on December 28, 2009. [9] His other son is Leonardo Rizzuto, [10] and the third child is his daughter, Libertina "Bettina" – named after her ...
Rizzuto emigrated from Sicily with his family to Montreal in 1954. [8] In the 1970s, Rizzuto was an underling in the Sicilian faction, led by Luigi Greco until his death in 1972, [9] [10] of the Calabrian Cotroni crime family. As tension then grew into a power struggle between the Calabrian and Sicilian factions of the family, a mob war began ...
Rizzuto alleges the funeral home initially tried to cover up its mistake when confronted by Maldonado’s children. It eventually came clean, though, when the video was shown, the lawyer alleged.
Nick Rizzuto may refer to: Nick Rizzuto (radio producer) Nicolo Rizzuto (1924–2010), Montreal-based Mafioso don, father of Vito Rizzuto; Nick Rizzuto Jr. (died 2009