Joseph Ferriola
Nancy Mancini, the former common-law wife of William "Butch" Petrocelli, told jurors Monday when she last saw her husband alive.
It was Dec. 30., 1980, and Petrocelli was leaving their home for the day, telling Mancini he would pick up some New Year's Eve supplies and would meet her later for dinner.
Petrocelli never showed up. Several mobsters jumped him in a setup and killed him.
Petrocelli's ego was getting too big, and he was rubbing mob bosses the wrong way, according to trial testimony.
Mob boss Joseph Ferriola approved the hit, according to trial testimony.
Ferriola was Mancini's uncle, so he approved the murder of his own niece's common-law husband.
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