That's why I think it's so funny that neither joe or his son talk about Galante in their books. They act like the man didn't exist to the outside world. They don't talk about him because it was all about the drugs and joe Bonanno acts like he had no part in that.

My gut feeling tells me that up until Galante's death, Galante had been planning with Bonanno in Arizona, to make a power grab......It was obvious that these 2 were extremely close AND, events just seem to prove this to be true.

Here is why I believe this:

Bonanno agreed to retire to Arizona in 1968 and, it seems like that was the plan until, 1976, when Gambino died ....In 1977 he got clipped for trying to buy up big car dealerships so he could launder mob money.....What mob money?....Isn't he retired?
I also believe that Bonanno knew a return to power was impossible with Gambino at the throne which is why Bonanno did nothing from 1968-1976...,He would have been killed by Gambino if they saw any movement from him......At least until 1977.

Enter Lilo: Galante is released in 1974, and seems to making huge leaps and bounds in wrestling control of it all. He was making buckets of money, which is what led Bonanno to try and immediately overpay for those dealerships BUT, once Galante was stopped in his tracks, Bonanno knew at that moment in 1979, his mafia life was officially over.....If the commission sent word to Bonanno in Arizona for his blessing to take out Galante, Bonanno HAD to know at that instant that his career was OFFICIALLY over.... And supposedly when they asked for his blessing, they told him to not get any bright ideas about returning to NY.

That is why he started to write his Man of Honor book and do the 60 minutes interview in 1983. It probably takes about 3 years to write and publish a book and it just seems like all the events line up to prove this was the plan.

Obviously we will never know the full truth but how else do you explain all the timing of the factual events?

you are absolutely right. I have read all of the bonanno books, and I can't recall one line on carmine galente, and I have read them all.

Why did the Bonanno family have so few capos? The Gambinos and Genovese always had about 20. The Profacis had about 10. Even the Magaddinos had at least 8 but probably more like 12-15.

On the hearing charts there's one or two capos only. Not to mention we can't really name but three or four from the Bonanno era.

You are both wrong. Galante is mentioned several times in Bill´s last book. I believe he is mentioned in "Bound by honor" too. Joe Bonanno talks about Galante in the 60 minutes interview.



The FBI didn´t develop a reliable informant within the Bonanno camp until much later. The Bonanno chart at the hearings is a joke. The Bonannos had around 15 captains in the early 1960s.

^^^ Impossible to say. Joe Bonanno himself mentioned around 300 members in 1931. I would guess they had more members than the Luccheses and definitely more than the Colombos in the early 1960s.

Is it true that Joe Bonanno himself gave his blessing on the Galante hit?

Him and the snake plotted to have allieboy marry her and spawn some super mafia offspring.

And Joe probably DID warn him but that wouldn't change a thing. Galante knew he had a target on his back, he had the zip faction protecting him along with his two trusted bodyguards. He was always careful and only went to trusted joints, etc with trusted people. Joe and Mary's restaurant was owned by a cousin of his if I'm not mistaken.

Galante believed they couldn't get to him since he had an army of killers, or maybe he just didn't believe the other families would really set their differences aside, get together and take him out by any means. Regardless, Joe Bonanno's warning wuldn't/couldn't make any real difference to the outcome.

I don't understand why anyone in their right mind would inform Bonanno about the Galante hit in advance?! Doesn't make sense. They sure as heck don't need his "okay"

So perhaps it was a warning not to get involved BUT again, suppose Old man Joe decides to tip off Galante. Having a serial killer like Galante retaliating isn't a great idea if one wants to live a long life

Now, I'd understand if they sent word to Joe AFTER the hit, as a warning not to interfere nor retaliate in anyway