Anthony Casso

Anthony Salvatore Casso (May 21, 1942 – December 15, 2020), nicknamed "Gaspipe", was an American mobster and former underboss of the Lucchese crime family.

Anthony Casso
1993 FBI mugshot of Anthony Casso
Born	Anthony Salvatore Casso (1942-05-21)May 21, 1942 New York City, U.S.
Died	December 15, 2020(2020-12-15) (aged 78) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Other names	Gaspipe
Occupation	Mobster
Spouse	Lillian Delduca ​ ​ (m. 1968; died 2005)​
Children	2
Allegiance	Lucchese crime family
Conviction(s)	Racketeering, extortion, murder (1998)
Criminal penalty	455 years imprisonment

Casso was known as a "homicidal maniac"^[1] in the Italian-American Mafia.

He is suspected of having done dozens of murders, and had confessed to involvement in between 15 and 36 murders.

Following his arrest in 1993, Casso became one of the highest-ranking members of the Mafia to turn informant. In 1998, he was sentenced to 455 years in prison for racketeering, extortion, and murder.

Casso died on December 15, 2020 while in prison in Tucson, Arizona from COVID-19 at the age of 78.^[2]