Michael Mikey Muscles DiCarlo was killed in Brooklyn on May 16, 1978. An associate of the Lucchese crime family, DiCarlo was reportedly the target of a contract ordered by his own associates after accusations that he had molested a young boy.

Accounts say he was lured to a Brooklyn location and subjected to a savage attack: shot, stabbed, and beaten to death. Some reports add especially gruesome details, including sexual assault with a broomstick, blunt-force trauma with a hammer, and subsequent dismemberment before disposal. The DeMeo Crew, a violent faction tied to the Gambino family and led by Roy DeMeo, is named as carrying out the execution.

No arrests or publicly identified suspects were reported immediately after the murder. Does anyone have further information on DiCarlo’s last movements or the people who might have seen him in Brooklyn that week?