Murder Machine: A True Story of Murder, Madness, and the Mafia

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Summary: Brutal depiction of a violent crew
Review: This is true horror at it's peak, the Demeo crew were some of the most violent and sinister people that I have ever read about. This book is a look into the lives of gangsters but, it takes it to the next level, this is my favorite book and I have read countless number of mob books, I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in reading about the ruthlessness of the mob. The Demeo crew did things there own way and made a lot of money doing it. They couldn't make a true representation of this book into a movie because nobody would actually beleive it was based on a true story it is just that unbelievable. A must read though nothing compares in mob books.

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Summary: Murder Machine: A true Story of Murder,Madness. and the Mafi
Review: This Book is good fiction and little else. Dominick Montiglio is the main source of information for the book. The man is a fruad,was never in the Green Berets,was not a Ranger and never in combat. Murder Machine is a good read if you like fiction. But the parts about Montiglio's combat experiences,and military references are puke making. If you read between the lines you'll see that his whole life he's been a bum and a loser. The authors should be ashamed for trying to pass this book off a a true story.

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Summary: Real Life Sopranos
Review: Murder Machine by Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci examines the most vicious crew inside the Gambino crime family, known as the DeMeo gang. Roy DeMeo served as leader of the crew. The DeMeo gang killed over 200 people during their reign of terror including many innocent citizens. The rules of the family were to only kill other criminals, but Roy ignored this policy many times. Some say that Roy killed out of pleasure because he would cut his victims into small pieces and dispose of the bodies. This became known as the Gemini Method.
Roy had many conflicts in his life. One of those was when Roy's crew ripped off a Cuban drug dealer and a Cuban gang came from Florida to settle the score. The only way for Roy to get the Cuban gang off of his back was to murder his friend Chris Rosenberg. Chris Rosenberg was a small time drug dealer who only sold small amounts of marijuana. Selling drugs was against the rules of the Gambino crime family but Roy, despite this, took Chris under his belt and loaned him money to sell cocaine. Chris made a lot of money and soon he was working for Roy.
Anthony "Nino" Gaggi was Roy's partner. Nino tried to get Roy keep his violent behavior under control, but when Roy was declared a capo no one could manage his actions. Nino was arrested for loan sharking but was released. Latter his nephew, Dominick, turned in Nino and many others in the crew. Growing up, Dominick lived with his Uncle and was introduced to the Mafia. Dominick served in the Vietnam War as a Green Beret. After the war, unable to find a respectable job and against his true desires, Dominick started to work for his uncle and began killing people for Roy. He became an important person in the Gambino crime family. Later, Dominick Montiglio testified against his Uncle and the rest of the crew. Most of the crew was convicted and Roy was murdered. Mustain and Capeci tell the story of true "mafia life" and show that the Mafia is not as glamorous as it appears to be. Action packed and intriguing, Murder Machine is a real life Sopranos.