It was on 24th May 1950 that Thomas DeSimone was born. He is well known as an American-Italian mobster having worked for New York’s Luchesse Mafia Family as an associate. DeSimone was popular with the other and had several nick names like Tommy D and Two Gun Tommy as he always carried with him two guns.
His early life
Tommy was among the three siblings to his parents, with two brothers Anthony and Robert (got life imprisonment) and a sister called Dolares. Anthony and Robert had worked for the Gambino Mafia Family as associates. In 1979, Anthony had been killed. His grandfather Rosario DeSimone was the mob boss of Los Angeles, way back in 1922, while Frank DeSimone, his uncle was mob boss of Los Angeles Mafia family in 1956.
His life as a Mafia
It was under Capo Paul Vairo that Tommy got engaged with the Luchhese Mafia Family in 1965. He was considered to be naïve, skinny and just 15 years old. A family friend named Jimmy Burke guided him to participate in few rackets and trained him to become a successful mafia.
DeSimone had a huge appetite and quick temper and could drink every day gallon of milk. Henry Hill, his fellow associate and friend had described him as pure psychopath. It was at the age of 18 that Tommy killed Howard Goldstein.
He had several kills to his credit, including Gambino Mafia Family’s made man called ‘Billy Batts’ Devino in 1970. Devino was regarded to be among the most feared gunmen, who had killed many people. He insulted DeSimone by reminding his earlier life as shoe shine boy that went on to be shown in the movie Goodfella. It was the reason behind Devino’s murder.
Another murder of DeSimone got played in Goodfella movie, where DeSimone had murdered Michael ‘Spider’ Gianco, by putting three bullets in the chest. The different murders carried out by DeSimone were done in Hollywood style, the reason why, he was better known among his friends and associates as Tommy Goodfella.
His other significant criminal activities
DeSimone is said to have participated in the JFK International Airport, Lufthansa Heist of December 1978, after which he had killed Parnell ‘Stacks’ Edwards due to his failure in having the delivery truck to be hidden. Upon this, DeSimone had risen to the ranks of a made man. However, on 14th January 1979, according to his wife, Angela, Tommy went missing and presumed to have been killed probably on 6th January 1979, the reasons cited for the same being several.