Albert Viggiano was shot and killed in Brooklyn after going to a meeting in Canarsie on December 21, 1981, seeking information about his missing son Joseph. Albert attended the meeting with his other son, Paul; both men were lured there under the pretense of receiving news about Joseph and were executed in a hail of gunfire by members of the DeMeo Crew, reportedly led by Roy DeMeo.

The killings were linked to Joseph Viggiano owing money to a member of the crew and to the crew’s view that Albert and Paul’s investigation into Joseph’s disappearance posed a threat. The DeMeo Crew’s reputation for brutality and witness intimidation made building a case difficult. Roy DeMeo was later killed by his associates before he could be tried for the Viggiano murders.

Did anyone in the Canarsie area in December 1981 see Albert or Paul, or know anything about Joseph’s disappearance?