On the evening of November 6, 1990, 47-year-old Edward Eddie Lino was shot dead on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn while driving his Mercedes-Benz. Lino, a captain in the Gambino crime family and a known drug trafficker, had been involved in the assassination of former Gambino boss Paul Castellano. He pulled over after being signaled by what looked like an unmarked police car and was then approached by two men posing as officers.

One of those men, later identified as NYPD detective Stephen Caracappa, fired nine shots through the driver’s side, killing Lino instantly. The killing was arranged by Lucchese underboss Anthony Gaspipe Casso, who sought revenge for a suspected attempt on his life; the two detectives were reportedly paid $70,000 for the hit.

The case later exposed a major corruption scandal when information from mob informants linked the murders to detectives Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, who had been on the Lucchese payroll and carried out killings for the family. Any readers who knew Eddie Lino or have information about his movements that night are asked to come forward.