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DeStefano, Anthony M., author.

The big heist : the real story of the Lufthansa heist, the Mafia, and murder / Anthony M. DeStefano.

New York : Citadel Press, 2017.

vi, 266 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

"One of the biggest scores in Mafia history, the Lufthansa Airlines heist of 1978 has become the stuff of Mafia legend--and a decades-long investigation that continues to this day. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony DeStefano sheds new light on this legendary unsolved case using recent evidence from the 2015 trial of eighty-year-old Mafia don Vincent Asaro, who for the first time speaks out on his role in the fateful Lufthansa heist. This blistering you-are-there account takes you behind the headlines and inside the ranks of America's infamous crime families--with never-before-told stories, late-breaking news, and bombshell revelations"-- Provided by publisher.

Deutsche Lufthansa (1953- )

Robbery -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.

Organized crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies.

True crime stories.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index.

The message from the bones -- "The Feds are all over..." -- A goodfella's lament -- "Super thief" -- "We will get you" -- Tales of the gold bug -- "I got a couple of million" -- The ring -- "My God, you lost millions" -- The friends who hurt you -- "See, big mouth" -- Dead fellas...and gals -- The shakedown guy -- "We're in trouble" -- Never say never -- Dead men told no tales -- "Score of scores" -- "Come dressed" -- "This is it" -- All in the family -- "What is this, Watergate?" -- "Free!" -- Epilogue -- Lufthansa roll call.

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