The Gambino family originated in the early 1900s and is named after Carlo Gambino, who was "the American Mafia’s most powerful and respected don from the late 1950s until he died peacefully of ...

This paved the way for the immensely powerful Carlo Gambino and later the infamous John Gotti, who orchestrated the 1985 hit on Gambino’s hand-picked successor, Paul Castellano. In turn ...