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...Gravano's testimony about what he called "hits" and "whacks" that could damage Gotti the most. Under questioning by prosecutor John Gleeson, the witness testified that Gotti ordered 10 of the killings in which Gravano admitted having a hand. "Sometimes I was the shooter," said Gravano. "Sometimes I was a backup guy. Sometimes I set the guy up. Sometimes I just talked about it." Foremost among these rubouts: the 1985 murder of Gambino boss Paul Castellano and his bodyguard Thomas Bilotti outside a New York City steak house -- an execution that put Gotti in the top job. Gravano says...
...client was the victim of a government "vendetta." With police locking Gotti up "every 10 to 12 months," protested Cutler, he was serving a life term "on the installment plan" even though he had not been convicted. The vendetta complaint was an exaggeration. But Assistant U.S. Attorney John Gleeson, who will prosecute the case, has been working full-time for five years to get Gotti...
...automatic grenade launchers. After five weeks of "Operation Askari," the South Africans reported knocking out 25 Soviet-made tanks, giving chase to two Cuban battalions, and killing 400 enemy troops. Their own casualties were 21 dead, more than in any other campaign since 1975. Said Lieut. Ian Gleeson: "It was an extended operation and a hard slog...
...Biddy Gleeson Freiburg, West Germany...
...briefly to acknowledge the cheers of smaller groups of about 50 spectators on both sides. He walked toward his car, saw the larger crowd across the street, smiled and hesitated. "It looked like he couldn't make up his mind whether to cross over or not," recalled Patrolman John Gleeson. Actually, Secret Service agents did not like the looks of the weary crowd and had advised him not to approach...