John D'Amato, the boss of the New Jersey mafia family is shot and killed by Anthony Capo on the orders of . According to later testimony by Capo, D'Amato was killed because he was homosexual, an offence punishable by death within the Mafia.[1]
December 2 – Lucchese soldier Patrick Testa is shot to death allegedly byTommy Jones, a hitman and Los Angeles crime family associate, in the garage of a Brooklyn used car lot. The hit was allegedly ordered by Anthony Casso, the underboss of the Family at the time.[5]