To order a murder, Murdock said that Musitano would simply say someone “has got to go,” and leave the rest up to him. Murdock said he shot Papalia up close with a pistol to ensure there were no innocent bystanders between him and his target. “He asked if it was going to be a good thing,” Murdock recalled. A decade ago, Murdock said Pat Musitano was emboldened by his tightening ties to Vito Rizzuto, Montreal’s mob boss. Musitano also felt he had the support of Toronto mobsters, who wanted to push into Hamilton, Murdock said.

Source: thestar July 12, 2020 16:52 UTC