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DEFINITION cass-ul doc-trin n. Laws, adopted in 20 states over the past two years, named after the idea that a man's home is his castle. They allow citizens to use deadly force to protect their homes, cars and places of business...
...Three Captains. Alphonse (Sonny Red) Indelicato, Philip (Philly Lucky) Giaccone and Dominick (Big Trin) Trinchera--supporters of the losing side in one of the Bonannos' fatal family spats--were murdered in May '81. Massino was on the winning side, which supported the boss, Philip Rastelli, who later anointed Massino his successor. The feds say it was Massino's assignment to dispose of Indelicato's body, but he apparently did a lousy job. The corpse was found three weeks later by kids playing in a lot in Ozone Park, Queens...
Shuman recalls Eskander’s friendship with a young girl from the Summer Program named Trin as emblematic of the program’s successes. Last summer, Trin and Eskander became very close; so close that Trin would even call Mariam on the phone at night just to chat. “I remember thinking ‘wow,’ every night when I’m done teaching I need to go home and relax, but Mariam would go home and then spend another hour on the phone with a student,” says Shuman...
During this past school year, Shuman and Eskander stopped by Trin’s house to say “hi.” Trin invited them both inside, where her mother made them dinner. “I think she really wanted to thank Mariam for all her work with Trin,” says Shuman...