How Vito Genovese Killed Frank Costello And Became America's Most Dangerous Gangster

[@michaelb.3438]

Born Francesco Castiglia(Frank Costello) January 26, 1891 Cassano allo Ionio, Calabria, Italy Died February 18, 1973 (aged 82) New York City, U.S. Costello retired in 1957 after he had survived an assassination attempt ordered by Vito Genovese. In early February 1973, Costello suffered a heart attack at his Manhattan home and was rushed to Doctors Hospital in Manhattan, where he died on February 18. Costello's sedate memorial service at a Manhattan funeral home was attended by 50 relatives, friends, and law enforcement agents. Costello is interred in a private mausoleum in St. Michael's Cemetery in East Elmhurst, Queens.Take care and God bless

[@SeamusMcGillicuddy0]

Rest In Peace, Frankie !

[@elx2482]

Thanx

[@realpolitiksanta5980]

Costello was never “killed.” How could a legitimate crime channel get this basic fact wrong?

[@GothamGolf]

Costello was shot and not killed by Chin Gigante

[@mavjimbo]

I know, that got my attention immediately. Didn't bother to go any further

[@josephsellaro7935]

The Chin shot him in the head he survived and went into retirement, so much for you never get out alive

[@joemazza1652]

​@@josephsellaro7935hey I agree with you Frank Costello retired, no John Gotti Jr tries to retire and they give him a hard time,😮 preface retired also, Joel bonanno so you can bow out gracefully

[@tomc8617]

@@mavjimbo - The video itself is top notch. It's from the excellent series "Mafias Greatest Hits" and has nothing to do with the person who uploaded it here. It's also a high quality (high resolution) video (up to 1.2 GB!)

[@carlomiller1984]

Is this Caption just "cheap click bait?" Genovese did not succeed in killing Costello. Costello survived the hit attempt by Gigante ordered by Genovese and lived until 1974 after suffering a heart attack at 82 years old. Genovese died in prison [for drug trafficking] in 1969 at 71.

[@elidohse]

Exactly what it is😭

[@userxyz64]

Cheap click bait with bad spelling.

[@latestred6510]

Up until 56' _"Broadway Joe" Adonis_ who sat as Chairman of the National commission, was the _Luciano_ family Street Boss. > Thus why all the Big Hits ( puppeted by _Carlo Gambino_ ) *didn't occur until 1957.* On the Last two remaining _Luciano_ loyalists; _Anastasia_ & _Costello_ (an Ivory tower guy); because _Joe Adonis_ was deported in late 1956! Due to terms of his plea agreement (Go Look it up). That's why in 1957 A power vaccum opened, and _Gambino_ filled the void. Using _Vito Genovese; "Lucky's_ old driver & bodyguard. Who had the respect of the social club "knock around guys". Who was essentially A chump, that RFK (then Attorney General) also used- via the _Valachi_ psy-op. To pull the Mafia out of the Shadows. PUTTING NAMES ON-TOP OF LCN FAMILY MARQUEES (forward they became The Genovese family). All of which, is also why _Genovese_ himslef, was later set-up & framed w/ heroin stamped 'Palermo'. The same City that both _Luciano_ & _Adonis_ were deported too. Its literally "coincidence" after coincidence etc.

[@weeooh1]

I think its counter click-bait. It shows its a BS channel that cant get well known facts right and therefore not worth checking out.

[@carlomiller1984]

@@Corpus_Callosum and you too. a troll hiding behind a fake ID.

[@anthonycudahy-ee8qy]

Except he didn't kill Frank Costello. He tried and in a way he got what he wanted-Costello out of the picture.

[@maureenpether5265]

your rigjht

[@MrChillidee]

You'd have thought they would have known that.

[@robbiffa]

Correct. Frank Costello died in The Waldorf Astoria in 1973 of old age.

[@billyborn8432]

He did blow up his grave tho which is even worse in my eyes

[@billyborn8432]

Hate how hey always say fr k is the real vito Corleone. If you know anything. Carlo Gambino takes that along with others. Paul castlanos niece named Connie who was beaten by her husband who got murdered definitely seems legit. Combination tho Carlo was dead quiet and definitely the best mob boss. Joe profacci had an oil Business. Wtf is with these ppl. Stop the claims

[@patrickmitchell4134]

They did not kill Frank Costello. They tried but failed.

[@Anglovox]

Not "THEY!"....It was Vinnie "the Chin."

[@Anglovox]

Vito Genovese WAS quite feared...but he was, "Boss," of his namesake family for ONLY TWO YEARS.

[@cruzmizzl]

Vito Genovese was afraid of Luciano. And he never killed Costello. Anastasia was way worse than Vito.

[@SAS1972-w2k]

He didn’t kill Frank Costello. Title needs to be changed

[@balancedactguy]

It's Clickbait BS!

[@AbdirizakAden]

He didn't kill Frank he almost killed him this title is misleading.

[@jameswoods6900]

Click Bait that you fell for!

[@gavinjames8749]

Misleading?Or a blatant lie?

[@gtagameplayvidz]

Agreed. It also makes the creator look really ignorant.

[@GoodFella21100]

Real Crime shouldn't resort to cheap click-bait titles...

[@latestred6510]

_"Most feared"_ is Hilarious as well! Vito was _Luciano's_ bodyguard & driver, set-up as 'A boss' to be puppeted by _Carlo Gambino._ After the official Street Boss- _Joe Adonis_ was deported (due to terms of his plea) coincidentally in late 1956. > And when did the big hits on _Costello_ & _Anastasia_ happen,,, in 1957. Also when RFK (who hated the Mob) was AG, and needed someone to make an example of, via the _Joe Valachi_ psyhop. WHAT A GROUP OF MASSIVE COINCIDENCES!

[@gtagameplayvidz]

Right. Nobody should even watch this video because everytime someone comments, good or bad, it is good for the creator. People who lie to create click bait, just fu*king look desperate and pathetic. Lol.

[@thedude4672]

It isn't even clickbait, though, is it? Why would anyone want to watch a documentary when the lead-in (title) is so obviously false. You can't trust that documentary.

[@RescueAlwaysOfficial]

Tell me about it!

[@RescueAlwaysOfficial]

​@@gtagameplayvidz true. Was thinking of that.

[@FiboFractal.]

Do you know you can still change the title of your video?

[@tomc8617]

Some people are so dumb you can give them until the next ice age and they'll never figure out simple stuff like that.

[@actingontheweb]

@@tomc8617 dumb about what?

[@tomc8617]

I was responding to commenter FiboFractal's question: "Do you know you can still change the title of your video?" The person who uploaded this video made a huge error in the title of this video. Yet, after all this time (3 weeks?), still hasn't fixed it. Therefore, he/she is pretty dumb. Or they know it's wrong but don't care because they think the error will get more people to click on the video. The title says: "How Vito Genovese Killed Frank Costello And Became America's Most Dangerous Gangster" Truth is NO ONE killed Frank Costello! He died of natural causes. In May 1957 there was an ATTEMPT made to kill him, but the shooter only grazed the side of his head, ironically and bizarrely similar to what happen to Trump today! Costello had turned his head just at the moment the shot was fired and, fortunately for him, the bullet only grazed his head and he survived the attempt. Crazy how similar that incident from 1957 is to what happened today to Trump! Trump had turned his head to look at a map that was up on the large screen. Then again, who knows, maybe if he or Costello had NOT turned their heads, the bullet would have missed them entirely.

[@spasticnapjerk]

They couldn't spell feared ​@@actingontheweb

[@andreschlesinger6618]

It was trans fat.

[@larrymccall9412]

Vito Genovese did not kill Frank Costello. He put a contract on Costello but it failed.

[@tonylego2364]

Among the mob, everyone agreed although he survived, he was as done as if it killed him

[@xtraspecialj]

Why in the world is the family named after Genovese to this day? I mean, if there's one family name you don't change of the 5, it's the Luciano name. While Luciano's role in the founding of the modern mob is highly overblown, he was still more influential than freaking Genovese... Even Castello was a more influential leader in that family's history than what Genovese ever did. It makes no sense. In my mind, it's the Luciano family or, at worst, the Costello family, but not the Genovese family at all.

[@Anglovox]

Frank Costello lives until 1973, four years LONGER than, "Don Vito."

[@TreasureCityKnight]

Title is completely misleading Costello died of old age. He attempted to kill him but the Chin missed.

[@fredsimwaba4362]

Vito was so reckless and careless. His greed made possible for the Fed's to bring them down

[@tommeredith7462]

The best thing I can say about Vito G. Is he understood a man’s love for their mother. During the time Vincent the Chin Galante was thugging around with his brothers their beloved mother was in need of a life saving surgery and they didn’t have the money. Vito admired the potential in all of the brothers especially the Chin so he paid for the surgery and all of the brothers became 100% loyal to Vito. When Vito asked the Chin to kill Frank Costello he was all too happy to accommodate and place himself and his brothers to be made in the Genovese crime family. Luckily the bullet grazed Franks temple and he didn’t croak. The Chin was arrested and he stayed loyal to Omertà as did Costello . How about that history.

[@19rick44]

It's Vincent Gigante.

[@tommeredith7462]

@@19rick44 Thanks, I knew I may have screwed up the spelling. What a Big We-Todd I can be…

[@kkg108]

Does this channel have a documentary on Carmine Glante? He thought he could trust his Silican bodyguards, but they betrayed him. I think it's his fault that he got himself killed due to his greed.

[@Exquisite_Cadaver]

Title needs an editor.

[@whatyousay9816]

B/4 they post it.

[@gtagameplayvidz]

Trust me, the uploader knows by now. The person, is choosing to leave the the incorrect title because it gets attention. I guarantee that.

[@althomas7977]

8:08. This event changed him, and changed him into murdering excrement like never before.

[@maryannemelenka9250]

He never killed Costello, he had him almost killed. Costello was told to retire if he wanted to live and that’s what he did. He died of natural causes causes later. He was lucky. Genevose was a brutal killer. But Vostello never snitched on potential Assassin. He said he couldn’t remember. Probably why Vito let him live. Others he would have been dead.😊. I saw other documentary s and read books.😊

[@Currabell]

Feared

[@adambane1719]

@@usernotfound-m5e *freind

[@gasperstarina9837]

Costello was NOT WHACKED! This is what you get with throwing out stolen documentaries and you have no clue about the thing 🤦‍♂️

[@katherinecollins4685]

Enjoyed this

[@westonjp612]

Hey u kinda misspelled FEARED in the title thumbnail...js

[@gunnybodett]

He made him retire not killed him

[@jubjub7101]

Vito Genovese home in NJ is up the street from my home. The house is no longer there, but his lavish gardens are now a county park.

[@_zanofc_]

Genovese didn't kill Costello.. He did send young Chin Gigante to kill Costello but he failed.. Costello survived and handed everything over to Genovese but later set him up on drug charges that landed him in the can, where he later died and Costello basically had the last laugh..

[@jonjames7328]

Quite!

[@djchaiwallah]

Feard...

[@derekstocker6661]

Far too much background music volume.

[@bullast2046]

“Literally blown out of the chair” 34:15 Who’s making these?

[@michaellovetere8033]

Costello was never klied. Genovese had Gigante kill Costello but he missed and hit Costello just above the ear...Costello then retired..didn't want to mess with Genovese a real psycho

[@Jaa__17]

That’s literally what the video is about. Don’t you understand how clickbait work. It’s 2024

[@akiemurad1999]

Where does it say anything about Vito killing Costello?

[@ImgoneButUrstillHere]

You forgot the part about where he marries Marilyn Monroe and starts the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team

[@farmalmta]

And played center as the little guy who runs between the legs of all the tall guys.

[@chrisbgoodv2178]

In fact, Gigante was widely derided by other Genovese soldiers for missing a shot at point blank range, when he had been practising the hit for a month.

[@kimberlyfrost7394]

What, did Genovese do, set up a jumpscare to take effect before he became boss which caused Costello to have a heart attack many years after Genovese became boss? Just exactly how did that killing take place? Inquiring minds want to know.

[@carlomiller1984]

Genovese was not a patriot of the USA while in Italy during WW2. He "switched sides" from Musillini to the Allies when it became "convenient." Genovese was a gun happy idiot who was only concerned with his own promotion and wealth. Tony Accardo the top boss of the Chicago Outfit, for decades did not attend the 1957 Apalachin disaster. His underling Giancana went there. Accardo was too smart and had ordered a "no drug selling" policy on the Outfit in Chicago and he held Genovese in contempt, and he didn't answer to NYC.

[@signelicite7761]

is it possible to get rid off that dramatic music and effects who are all louder than any narrator or others speaking in the video, or at least make it the same volume as narrators. Thank you

[@TheAccidentalGangster]

I agree

[@norrie23]

What's with all the advertisements every couple of minutes it's far too much. Obviously it's the way you make your money but don't be too greedy mate, cut the adds!

[@BrianLanier-e5m]

I remember watching this documentary for the first time in the late 90s early 2000s it’s held up pretty good

[@ravenpoeacup]

I have to wonder if they had ordered burgers and brats if it wouldn't have been so suspicious 😂

[@gtagameplayvidz]

Lol.

[@miniaturefarmer464]

Tacos and Burritos.😜

[@xtraspecialj]

What I never understood was why the cops went to the house in Appalachia in the first place? So there's a bunch of supposed mob bosses, why would the local cops try to raid and arrest them? For what legal reason? I also don't understand why the mobsters ran (other than the ones that had warrants, of course).

[@kevinsysyn4487]

All the convictions from the raid were overturned because it was warrantless. The police were suspicious of a massive number of out of state luxury cars suddenly showing up in a nowhere town, which they should have been.

[@xtraspecialj]

@@kevinsysyn4487 yeah, I'm aware of the aftermath. My point is why raid it in the first place? What crime is it for there to be a bunch of luxury cars at someone's house? So what? Suspicious or not, what probable cause did they have? It makes no sense...

[@DAVIDMILLER-nc9vo]

37:53. Apalachin, New York is in Tioga County, which is very near the border of Pennsylvania. It's not at all anywhere near "up-state" New Your, it's in southern New York. Down-state, yes; Up-state, no.

[@christianvidal1088]

Anything above Westchester is upstate lol

[@kevinsysyn4487]

Why is this channel still on KZbin?

[@redpillino9084]

Most feard? I bet you quit school too.

[@kid_cat_dog]

It's spelled skool

[@adambane1719]

@@kid_cat_dog *spelt

[@adambane1719]

*to

[@redpillino9084]

@@adambane1719 Study time slow poke. This is why I get censored, YT hates links to facts. 🤣 . www. grammar. com. /to_ vs_ too

[@redpillino9084]

@@adambane1719 Study time slow poke. This is why I get censored, YT hates links to facts. 🤣 . www. grammar. com. /to_ vs_ too

[@karaamundson3964]

I'm really enjoying this gangster series

[@d.r.bacife858]

I read several accounts where Luciano smacked Vito Genovese in a meeting in Panama...Lansky and many others were present...Lucky was feared by all of them and had all of them sending him bread to Italy

[@19rick44]

Why no mention of Anthony Joseph Accardo?

[@halifaxmayor]

I think he was Chicago

[@johnsimpson8893]

Was the dialogue to difficult for you to understand?

[@TheMombass]

Well, the “great” don didn’t hire a decent shot of a hitman. 😂

[@actingontheweb]

Really bad reporting My cousin arrested him after he was shot by the Chin.

[@Jaa__17]

Nahh u just fell for the click bait and didn’t watch the vid. All facts in the video.

[@missbusanbeth]

There's a typo on the title card. Not sure how I'm supposed to take this video seriously.

[@bobkonradi1027]

Vito Genovese DID NOT kill Frank Costello. He did issue a "hit" on him, and Costello WAS shot along the side of his head, but it was a basic miss by the shooter, and Costello recovered from the hit (miss). Costello, did , however, decidt to move to Florida and retire from the Mafia, so it a way Genovese did achieve his goal of taking over Costello's mafia boss position.

[@PuffyDrizzy101]

best channel,,,period

[@adambane1719]

Then why did you use commas instead ??

[@michaelbglovier1116]

Why must the music always be too damn loud. I can't stand it when the music interferes with the narrator. 😡🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@kenwilliams5512]

He attempted to kill Costello but Costello was only wounded in the assassination attempt by Vincent Gigante.

[@Jaa__17]

That’s literally what they show in the video. U just fell for clickbait. And went direct in the comments looking slow as hell

[@bennwoodbridge2117]

How did the American authorities finally catch up with Vito in Naples in 1944? They just said they finally caught him on the above date and location But no explanation

[@beatriceglover5471]

Who narrative this documentary, his voice sounds familar

[@d.c-jr8015]

Vito Genovese never killed Frank Costello, he had Vincent"The Chin"Gigante to do it but failed and only grazed his head and the bullet I believe was lodged in the brim of his Fedora. Frank Costello later claimed he didn't see who shot him. The Chin had supposedly said thanks Frank after he was found not guilty.

[@frankieC1023]

The Chin walked by Costello in court and said "Thanks,Frank" out loud to him.

[@jasondalrymple3328]

I would watch this film but it says in the caption that veto killed Frank. Not true. The hit was botched Frank retired.

[@boblabroscian8177]

Al Capone was right up there

[@scottshepherd1296]

I'm not sure why the title says that he killed Frank Castello to become Boss.The Chin shot Costello and wounded him, shortly after Frank retired. There's a great book about Costello called Top Hoodlum, peace ✌️

[@denniseubanks-go6bh]

Costello wasn’t killed. Willie moreti wasn’t killed in New York, but in new jersey.

[@KansasCity-ti6vm]

Vito was on his own since 14 ! He had to be hard!😎👍

[@Retired2021]

How did these so call mobster do all this killing, but is never charged or even sent to jail? never build a wall to stop criminals from coming to this country.

[@gerryomo9515]

Hahaha yall knowing the title is incorrect but the video itself is correct 😂😂

[@tahafarah1611]

The music is too loud

[@chadinmich1]

I would like to know how the Appalachin raid was Legal.. what was the probable cause for the cops to do that

[@mortalclown3812]

Need a documentary re: Vito's wife, Anna: she was a fascinating character in her own right - unlike any other 20th century mob wife.

[@holdinmcgroin8639]

Feard?

[@Robert-g2b]

We have the Alfono family, very brutal, they beat a business owner and a father of family with a bat and hanged him on a hook in the broom closet of the family home, he was found by his eldest daughter, 1975

[@ericwedin4154]

He tried to get Costello killed but did not succeed, if I remember correctly?

[@Jaa__17]

If you watch the video you would understand it was clickbait title

[@gtagameplayvidz]

@@Jaa__17 So. Who likes that sh*t? Not me.

[@johnsononey]

Carmine Galante was the worlds most feared badass gangster . It is well documented he would beat your ass with his boxing skills or just kill you . Or have his crew kill you , blow up your mausoleum, torch your pizza joints . Carmine was killin cops since he was 16 .

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

Thou Shalt Not Kill

[@shaquawnross1392]

Title pissed me off by itself

[@Evan-lr8nq]

is the copyright up on this? Asking for a friend.

[@DoubleMonoLR]

Pretty much zero chance of that, they presumably (& hopefully) licensed it.

[@dreastdre]

Respect to all the Mobsters❤

[@BaliFreedom]

Awesome mob series 👍

[@bluegtturbo]

Bollocks... Costello died in his 80s from a heart attack at home.

[@jonjames7328]

Was that “Feard “ spelling actually click bait?

[@wickmanmanzie2886]

Sam Giancana❤

[@colinfischer1268]

JOE VALLACCI BLEW THE WHISTLE.BEFORE OMERTA WAS BOSS.

[@dereksanderson3305]

He shot Frank Costello in the head but Costello survived.!!! And was the only gangster to be allowed to retire.!!

[@geeunit831]

Vito never killed Frank. This is just embarrassing 🤦🏽‍♂

[@digestieven247]

He was the best guy around.

[@maxsothcott4484]

Feared is probably the word you where seeking!

[@Varangian_Axe]

“Were”, is probably the word you were seeking.

[@TrueCrimeWithTheSarge]

He died from a heart attack.

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

Morta

[@B3astmode131]

Play left out so much information in this...

[@WiseguyWhispers-xw1gy]

It's kind of a shame the family became known as the Genovese family and not the Luciano family. Genovese was a power hungry dog who wasn't below betraying anyone and everyone to get his way, and he merely took advantage of Luciano's exile to force his way in as boss. The family should've kept Luciano's name considering it was the premier family from the nation's most influential boss.

[@eurobubble7068]

Lots of bs. Anastasias murder had nothing to do with Genovese and Gambino. Anastasia had threatened 3 high level capos, one of them, Joseph Biondo, then gave the order for the murder to his crew.

[@WaughDaddy666]

Costello had more class in his pinky finger than Genovese had in his entire life time, he in my opinion was prob the greediest one of them all and didn’t deserve to have a family carry his name and legacy

[@golds335]

Frank costello died of a heart attack.

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

Atropos

[@gtagameplayvidz]

Yup.

[@MrOsimendoza]

Costello retired, after an assassination attempt. Genovese ordered, but Costello only received light skin wounds on his head.

[@Jaa__17]

Slow ahh. It’s just clickbait title the video is correct 🤣

[@King-Deuce]

You need to change your title. It’s incorrect

[@billymaltez8030]

Talk about racial profiling???? The cop says "they didnt fit in"... didnt know that was a crime for them to detain ppl.. try that one today and the whole police force would get sued

[@nickrusso2910]

I think the facts are screwed up here. Vito had the Chin attempt to. Kill Costello, but the Chin failed. From what I understand, Frank Costello did not accuse Chin so he walked, and Frank retired and walked away.

[@thedude4672]

Ehh . . .Genovese never killed Costello. Why would I watch a documentary with a non-factual title? You clearly didn't do your research.

[@freebird5392]

Be feard... Be very very feard

[@YvetteKnight-xt9gi]

He didn't kill Frank Costello he tried to or put chin up to doing it but he didn't succeed in killing him he succeeded in retiring him

[@paulcurtis5317]

How many are here just to angrily say "He didnt kill Costello!" but ended up watching the whole thing, ? Way to get views 😀

[@thedude4672]

I didn't watch it. I'm not angry. I just think the uploader is a bit of a dunce.

[@elcochino8139]

Costello was the beginning but Gotti was the nail in the coffin ⚰️

[@Truck7983]

I say we head out to dinner around 8ish?