Jimmy “The Gent” Burke, age 64, died of lung cancer on April 13, 1996, at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y. Martin Krugman, the bookmaker who provided the tip to Henry Hill and Burke's Robert's Lounge crew, vanished on January 6, 1979. [2][3], At the age of two, Burke was placed in a foster home, and was exposed to violence and sexual abuse while in the care of dozens of foster parents. Burke was sentenced to 10 years in 1982 for his role in fixing Boston college basketball games back in 1978, however in 1985 he received an additional life sentence for the murder of Richard Eaton, who had swindled Burke out of $250,000 in drug money. As an Irishman, Burke was never formally inducted into a crime family. William Bentvena's death was one of the main plot points in Martin Scorsese's iconic film about the New York City mafia. His time spent there during the beginning of his adolescence was a time of peace and calm. Partially as a result of the testimony of Hill and Werner, Jimmy Burke was taken into custody on April 1, 1980, on suspicion of a number of crimes. I whacked the fucking swindler out." Said Hill, "It was a matter of half a million bucks. The truth is buried with him. The crash car, driven by Frank Burke, remained in the parking lot. They eventually became part of Jimmy's crew and worked out of South Ozone Park, Queens and East New York, Brooklyn. Werner was to receive a flat 10% of the take. Covid was the third-leading cause of death last year, behind heart disease and cancer Dr Califf predicts life expectancy will fall further in the coming years after Covid worsened existing trends When he was leaving New York on an airplane, he looked down at JFK airport and said to an officer, "[Once upon a time] that was all mine". Maloney … Three men got out of the van and entered the front door of the cargo terminal. [13] Depending on their role in the robbery, each participant was to receive $10,000 to $50,000. Hill said that before DeSimone started to beat Bentvena, DeSimone yelled, "Shine these fucking shoes! As for Jimmy Burke's own fate, the gangster died in federal prison in 1996 while serving a 20-year prison term for murdering a drug dealer. He remained close to the Burke family and visited his adoptive mother and father each Mother's Day, Christmas and on their birthdays. Since the robbers had inside information, all the employees were accounted for, handcuffed, and forced down on the floor. Community See All. Burke knew that Sepe would never cooperate with the authorities under any circumstances, and he never pressed Burke for a bigger share of the robbery proceeds. Buffalo, New York, U.S. James Burke, also known as Jimmy the Gent, and The Big Irishman (July 5, 1931 – April 13, 1996), was an Irish-American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the Lufthansa heist in 1978 and also believed to have orchestrated the murder (or murdered) many of those involved in the months following. Burke was portrayed by Donald Sutherland in the television film The Big Heist. 500 W 13th St (1,193.33 mi) Deer Park, TX, TX 77536 . DeSimone was involved in truck hijacking, dealing stolen property, extortion, fraud and murder. 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He was a well known heroin addict in mob circles and had been arrested several times for possession of the drug. Instead, he beat and strangled Eaton to death and dumped the body, hog-tied and gagged on the floor of an abandoned tractor trailer in a garbage-strewn lot in Brooklyn. Although Burke was suspected of committing more than 50 murders, he was only convicted of one: the murder of Richard Eaton, a hustler and confidence man. This Lucchese ban was made because the prison sentences imposed on anyone convicted of drug trafficking were so lengthy that the accused would often become informants in exchange for a lighter sentence. This is when James Burke realized the true scope of the robbery. Monteleone was found dead in Connecticut in March 1979. When Burke had a problem collecting money he was owed, and the unfortunate debtor had children, he would pick the child up in his huge arm, open the refrigerator with the other, and say "if you don't do whatcha supposed to, I'm gonna lock your kid inside the fuckin' refrigerator". There were a number of murders and disappearances following the Lufthansa robbery, as Burke became increasingly concerned that there were too many witnesses who knew his involvement who became greedy once learning the true amount of money stolen in the heist. Burke died of lung cancer while serving his life sentence, on April 13, 1996, at the age of 64. Dorothy Lizette (alt. A cosmetologist and part-time cocaine dealer named Theresa Ferrara, who often frequented Robert's Lounge and who was a sometime mistress of Tommy DeSimone and Paul Vario, was murdered on February 10, 1979, when it was discovered that she was an informant. Profession: Actor, Director . At dinner he could be the nicest guy in the world, but then he could blow you away for dessert.". He died of cancer at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York, eight years before he would have been eligible for parole. However, on the commentary for the film Goodfellas, he states that Bentvena's body was buried in the basement of Robert's Lounge, a bar and restaurant owned by Burke, and only later was put into the car crusher. At the end of Goodfellas, Henry becomes an informant and enters (along with his family) the witness … DeSimone was well-known for his violent temper. Goodfellas: Jimmy Conway’s Life After The Events Of The Movie. Hill testified Eaton had convinced Burke to invest $250,000 in a cocaine deal that promised immense profit. Authorities knew he had planned and organized the Lufthansa Heist, but they did not have enough evidence to prove it in a court of law. He married in 1962 and fathered two daughters, one of whom was Catherine Burke and two sons: Frank James Burke and Jesse James Burke, (named after the famous outlaw brothers of the Old West). He wasn’t Italian, so he couldn’t be a made man, but that proved to work in his favor. Parnell "Stacks" Edwards put stolen license plates on the van and was supposed to drive it to an auto junk yard in New Jersey where it would be compacted to scrap metal. He died on April 13, 1996, while being treated at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. (1871), Rose born c.a. [21] Burke was buried at Saint Charles Cemetery in East Farmingdale, New York.[20]. He soon began working under the likes of Paul Vario, Jimmy Burke and Henry Hill, involving himself in truck hijacking, dealing in stolen property, extortion, and fraud and murder. He was shuttled around various homes and orphanages, where he suffer… He'd grab a guy's tie and slam his chin into the table before the guy knew he was in a war.... Jimmy had a reputation for being wild. Jimmy lived with them in a large wooden boarding house located on Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Ocean Promenade in Rockaway, Queens. He looked like a fighter. His job as a union bricklayer during the New York City construction boom was short-lived, and he gave it up to pursue a life of crime. Several months later her dismembered body was found. Jimmy “the Gent” Burke died in federal prison in 1996 while serving a 20-year prison term for murdering a drug dealer. While in prison, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to another 20 years in prison. Robert McMahon and his close friend Joe Manri were found shot dead in a Buick Electra parked on a Brooklyn street on May 16, 1979. Louis Cafora, known as Fat Louie, and his newlywed wife Joanna were reported missing in March 1979 by her parents. While Burke was serving that sentence, he was charged with the 1979 murder of drug dealer Richard Eaton. Forgot account? This is what Hill claims, no second source ever backed up the story, and many believe Hill became an informer primarily to save himself from prison. Burke had a friend who owned a dog kennel in Upstate New York, and Bentvena was buried there.[5]. Based on inside information from a Lufthansa Cargo Supervisor Louis Werner who owed a large gambling debt to Burke-controlled bookmaker Martin Krugman, Burke planned and recruited a crew of criminal acquaintances that included Tommy DeSimone, Angelo Sepe, Louis "The Whale" Cafora, Joseph "Joe Buddha" Manri, Robert "Frenchy" McMahon and Paolo LiCastri. There is no record of any remorse or grief from Jimmy Burke about the death of his son. Except for a quarter of the estimated millions taken in the heist the rest of the gold, silver and currency has never been recovered. Henry Hill stated that Krugman was killed on the orders of Burke, who did not want to pay Krugman his $500,000 share of the stolen money. Burke also owned a dress factory, also in South Ozone Park, Queens, called Moo Moo Vedda's, which kept him awash in laundered money. Dorothy Burked was born on month day 1926. Jimmy Conway, for example, was actually James Burke a.k.a. No way Jimmy was going to deny himself half a million dollars because of Marty Krugman. Burke was later charged with the murder of Eaton, based on evidence Henry Hill gave to authorities. While not a Mafia member, Burke had one Mob member as friend and associate, Paul Vario. Corrupt law enforcement officers, bribed by Burke, would tell him about any potential witnesses or informants. [19][20], Burke was serving his time in Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, New York, when he developed cancer. The robbers drove the van inside the loading bay and packed it with every bag of untraceable currency and jewelry they found in the vault. Jimmy Burke, a National Lacrosse Hall of Fame member and three-time gold medalist with the U.S. men’s national team, died April 8 following a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. Log In. Both Hill and Burke began trafficking illegal narcotics, despite a ban by the Luchesse family, who feared their associates becoming informants in exchange for a lesser sentence, which is exactly what Hill did in 1980. About See All. Hill set up a network and soon was earning an average of $3,000 per week. Ray Liotta, who played Henry Hill in Goodfellas, is the narrator of the documentary. Jimmy the Gent. In 1982, he was convicted of fixing Boston College basketball games as part of a point shaving gambling scam in 1978, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Dorothy lived on month day 1939, at address. James Burke of Five Stairsteps, Band Behind Hit Song 'O-o-h Child,' Dead at 70 this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. The victim, Francis James Burke, 26 … On a monthly basis he would send them several thousand dollars in an unmarked envelope as appreciation for their attempt at raising him. Based on the evidence of Burke's name, address, and phone number found in Eaton's coat lining when his body was found and Hill's testimony, Burke was convicted, and on February 19, 1985, he was given a life sentence, protesting "the bastard died of hypothermia!" The father of James has never been identified. Billy Batts’ Brutal Death. BURKE. This was the largest robbery in American history at the time. He was known to be very polite and charming, but was a stone-cold killer. Time of death: between 15:15 and 16:00. Besides Paul Vario and James Burke few participants in the robbery received more than $50,000 and few lived more than six months. Author/screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi denies this, saying DeNiro and Burke had never spoken, but admitting that there were men around the set all the time who had known all of the principal characters very well. Henry Thomas Burke, 47 - Cause of death: compression asphyxia. [12] The information had originally come from Louis Werner, a worker at the airport who owed Krugman $20,000 for gambling debts (equivalent to $84,000 in 2019) and from his co-worker Peter Gruenwald. See more of Jimmy Burke Activity Center on Facebook. After Jimmy Breslin had written a disparaging and accusative article on Paul Vario, Burke strangled the journalist almost to death in front of a bar full of witnesses. Burke frequently liked to lock his victims, notably the young children of his victims, in refrigerators. "Jimmy From Queens") was born in 1941 to emigrant Catholic parents from Northern Ireland. 1965-08-26 Mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill (22) weds Karen Friedman in North Carolina; 2006-02-14 Mobster and nbi informant Henry Hill (62) weds Lisa Caserta; Historical Events. Burke owned the South Ozone Park, Queens tavern Robert's Lounge. Arrested for a parole violation during 1982, Burke spent the rest of his life in jail. Mr Burke … It is alleged he ordered the murders of several people involved in the Lufthansa heist. Hill had been drawn into the cocaine business despite warnings by Burke to stay out of drug business. At age two he was placed in a foster home by his mother, where he spent most of his early years in a Roman Catholic orphanage run by nuns, never to see his birth parents again. Had he lived, he would have been eligible for parole on March 11, 2004. Burke was serving his time in Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, New York, when he developed lung cancer. A van containing the robbers and a "crash car" arrived at the Lufthansa cargo terminal at 3:00 a.m. Much later, Burke allegedly attempted to kidnap and possibly hold to ransom, or kill Henry Hill's wife, Karen, and their two children when he suspected Henry of being an informant. The only robbers that survived Burke's murderous rampage following the Lufthansa Heist were Burke's son, Frank James Burke, Thomas DeSimone, Henry Hill, and Angelo Sepe (a protege of Burke). One of the robbers led the security guard inside the building where he was forced to the floor. [13], On December 11, 1978, an estimated $5.875 million (equivalent to $23 million in 2019) was stolen, with $5 million in cash and $875,000 in jewelry, making it the largest cash robbery committed on American soil at the time. Sepe was later murdered, in 1984, shot in the head when he answered the door one morning at his Brooklyn apartment. The couple married and immigrated to the U.S.A. in the 19th century via ocean liner. The film showed some of the most important moments in Burke’s criminal life, and here’s what happened to him after the events of Goodfellas. They were charged with extortion, convicted, and sentenced to ten years in federal prison. New York City, New York, U.S. April 13, 1996 (aged 64) The FBI reportedly received a tip that a body was buried at the home of James 'Jimmy the Gent' Burke. They started to hear sounds from the trunk, and when they realized that Bentvena was still alive, DeSimone and Burke stopped the car and beat him to death with the shovel and a tire iron. Burke's son, Frank James Burke, drove a "crash car" whose function was to ram all police cars in pursuit of the getaway vehicle. Said Henry Hill about Burke: "Jimmy could plant you just as fast as shake your hand. It was winter at the time, and his frozen body wasn't discovered until days later by children playing there. He died from this disease on April 13, 1996, aged 64, while being treated at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. July 5, 1931 Burke became a mentor to Thomas DeSimone, Henry Hill, and Angelo Sepe, during the 1960s. [17] In 1982, Burke was convicted of conspiracy and sentenced to 12 years in prison[18] for his involvement with the 1978–79 Boston College basketball point shaving scandal, based primarily on the testimony of former mob associate Henry Hill. One of his father's proteges, Tommy DeSimone, took Frank out on his first "hit" or contract killing at age 17. This 15-minute buffer was crucial because Werner's inside information made the robbers aware that the Port Authority Police could seal off the entire airport within 90 seconds, preventing any vehicle or person from coming in or going out. Burke was being pressured for more money by the participants of the Lufthansa robbery, so he decided to murder everyone connected to it. [9][10] Burke was paroled after six years and resumed his criminal career, as did Hill, who was released two years prior. If Jimmy killed Marty, Jimmy would get Marty’s half a mill.”. Burke inspired the character Jimmy "The Gent" Conway, one of the main characters of the 1990 film Goodfellas, played by Robert De Niro. James Burke was born in Bronx, New York as the illegitimate son to Jane Conway, a prostitute who was an immigrant of Anglo-Irish lineage from Dublin, Ireland. Henry Hill once described DeSimone as a ‘Pure Psychopath’. The Sit-down with Anthony Colombo: Recent developments have brought the infamous lufthansa heist back to the media. They were charged with extortion, convicted, and sentenced to 10 years in the United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg. It is rumored that he buried a portion of the loot from the 1978 Lufthansa heist which he orchestrated and helped carry out, on the site of his childhood foster home. He was convicted at a trial in which Hill testified and was sentenced in 1985 to a further 20 years in prison. It was alleged that Cafora agreed to become a police informant and either Burke or Angelo Sepe murdered them and disposed of the bodies. Burke was thought to have killed 50 people, but only ever convicted of one murder The three robbers entered the building and rounded up all ten employees at gunpoint. (1872), John (a.k.a Jack), Anthony, Marie and Florence (dates of birth for the latter 3 are unknown).Through marriage, Angelo Sep… Frank James Burke was found shot to death on a Brooklyn street on May 18, 1987, over a drug deal gone bad. James Burkewas born in Bronx, New York as the illegitimate son to Jane Conway, a prostitute who was an immigrant of Anglo-Irish lineage from Dublin, Ireland. The remainder was disbursed among people who supported the robbery, and to the six actual robbers themselves, who received the smallest share, anywhere from $10,000 to $50,000 depending on their role in the robbery. He's believed responsible for the deaths of those involved, in the months following the robbery.[1]. Jimmy Burke was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas, renamed James Conway. If there was just the littlest amount of trouble, he'd be all over you in a second. In 1980, Henry Hill was arrested for drug trafficking. Burke was buried at Saint Charles Cemetery in East Farmingdale, New York. or. Burke was serving his time in Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, New York, when he developed cancer. He supposedly killed nine people following the Lufthansa Heist. [5], Burke decided on Tommy DeSimone, Angelo Sepe, Louis Cafora, Joe Manri, Paolo LiCastri and Robert McMahon as the robbers. The two men left in the van drove to the rear of the building, cut the lock on the security fence and replaced it with one of their own. [16], In 1980, Burke was arrested for a parole violation. Ciaccio allegedly owed a large gambling debt to their friend, union boss Casey Rosado. Hill flipped and ratted out his bosses, his mentors, his friends, and also Jimmy Burke. Following the testimony of Henry Hill, Burke was convicted in 1982, of conspiracy charges related to his involvement in the 1978–79 Boston College basketball point shaving scandal, and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Jimmy Burke was depicted by Robert DeNiro in the 1990 film Goodfellas as "Jimmy Conway." The rest of the robbers left and drove home, except Paolo LiCastri, who insisted on taking the subway home. Death date: April 13, 1996, Buffalo, New York, United States . Jimmy, husband of the late Phyllis. Documents of Dorothy Irene May Burke (born Owen) Dorothy Burked 1926 Dorothy Burked in 1939 Register of England & Wales. Angelo Sepe's ancestors "Philipe Sepe" and "Josephine Marino" were both villagers from outside Marigliano, in the province of Naples, Campania Caserta, Italy. He first met his longtime friend and fellow Irishman, Edward Maloney at Green Haven Correctional Facility where McBratney had been convicted of armed robbery. James Burke (July 5, 1931 – April 13, 1996), also known as "Jimmy the Gent", was an Irish American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the 1978 Lufthansa heist, the largest cash robbery in American history at the time. He died on April 13, 1996, while being treated at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York. [5] In Wiseguy, Hill said the body was eventually crushed in a mechanical compactor at a New Jersey junkyard, which was owned by Clyde Brooks. When the two robbers in the van returned to the front of the building, they encountered a security guard who was pistol whipped and handcuffed. Donald Sutherland also portrayed Burke for the 2001 television film The Big Heist. Another $1–$2 million went to capo Paul Vario. At gunpoint the shift supervisor was forced to deactivate the general alarm system as well as all additional silent alarms within the vault and escort the robbers inside the vault. At 4:21 a.m., the van containing the robbers and the stolen cash pulled out of the cargo terminal and left JFK, followed by the crash car, and drove to a garage in Canarsie, Brooklyn, where Jimmy Burke was waiting. Daughter Catherine married Bonanno mobster Anthony Indelicato in 1992; As of July 2010, Indelicato is imprisoned at the Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution FCI in New Jersey. Her dismembered torso was found floating in the waters off Barnegat Inlet near Toms River, New Jersey, on May 18, 1979. It didn’t matter to him. This was in retaliation for having robbed a mafia-connected drug dealer. She had met with the FBI, and was informed that members of the Vario Crew wanted her murdered. The father of James has never been identified. He passed counterfeit checks for Dominick Cersani. There was an attempt by Henry Hill and Eastern District of New York Special Assistant US Attorney Ed McDonald to convict Burke of taking part in the 1970 murder of William 'Billy Batts' DeVino; but Hill was the sole living witness, so the charge was dropped due to a probable inability to convict based on a lack of evidence. At age two he was placed in a foster home by his mother, where he spent most of his early years in a Roman Catholic orphanage run by nuns, never to see his birth parents again. See more of Jimmy Burke Activity Center on Facebook. Henry Hill, who was not involved in the robbery, recounts that "Stacks" forgot to dispose of the van used in the robbery at a New Jersey compactor, instead getting high and passing out at a girlfriend's house, leaving the truck outside in a no parking zone. He was shuttled around various homes and orphanages, where he suffered physical abuse and sexual abuse at the hands of var… He ordered the murder of his best friend, Dominick "Remo" Cersani, who became an informant and helped the New York City Police Department (NYPD) arrest Burke on a truck hijacking charge. The robbers, all armed, wore dark clothing and ski masks. He was aged 52 and was a firm favourite with people in the general Bohola region. Frank James Burke was found by police, shot to death on 1043 Liberty Avenue in the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn, New York, at 2:30 a.m. May 18, 1987. Murders that followed The Lufthansa Heist, https://organizedcrimeencyclopedia.wikia.org/wiki/James_Burke?oldid=4610. 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