Michael Mandelino was 37 when he was found dead on March 19, 1978. His body was discovered in the trunk of a car at Hinsdale Avenue and DeWitt Avenue in the East New York section of Brooklyn, having suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head. He was identified as an associate of the Lucchese crime family.

Also in the trunk was 38-year-old Nino Martini, shot multiple times in the head. Both bodies were wrapped in plastic and bound with cord. Reports link Mandelino’s killing to suspicion that he had arranged a robbery against Peter LaFroscia, and allege the DeMeo crew of the Gambino family carried out the execution; Martini is described as having been with Mandelino at the wrong time.

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