But when Al is seventeen, Roy’s body is found in the trunk of a car, a gangland slaying that places Al between federal prosecutors seeking his testimony and a mob crew determined to keep him quiet.ĭesperate to abide by the father-son bond, but equally determined to escape his father’s dangerous and doomed life, Al Demeo embarks on a courageous quest for the truth, reconciliation, and honor. Coming of age in an opulent Long Island house where money is abundant but its source is unclear, Al becomes Roy’s confidant, sent to call in loans at age fourteen and gradually coming to understand his father’s job description–loan shark, car thief, porn purveyor and, above all, murderer. Since they're married, their names are changed and there are a lot of DeMeo's out there so you couldn't assume that they're related based on the last name.For the Sins of My Father recounts the chilling rise and fall of the man who led the Gambino family’s most fearsome killers and thieves, through the eyes of a son who had never known any other kind of life. I never said it was their fault, only that they benefited from lifestyle built on profits from the misery of others, including child pornography and human trafficking. It's as much mine or your fault as it is theirs.Īs a matter of fact Jace, I do know because I have one degree of separation from Albert's widow who discussed what Al told her about life after Roy died. Do you honestly think they are happy with what they have to constantly hear and read about their father? Or what happened to their brother? Nothing Roy did was their fault. You have no idea if he left them a lot, if they had tutors, or how they sleep.

That's a great head start by anyone's standard of living, I bet they sleep just fine when lay their heads on those silk pillows in their mansion built on blood. Roy was a big earner and was never convicted of any crime and died a multi millionaire with upwards of 5 million dollars including shylock money out in the street, that's why the Gemini Twins wanted his Vig book from Albert.

No, I don't blame them but you and I should have been so lucky to be afforded a privileged life with the best schools and tutors money can buy to ensure success and a continued privileged life. I don't see how they benefited, he died when they were still fairly young and starting out in life, and they were forced to make it on their own A suspenseful, emotionally charged real-life Sopranos: The son of New York's most notorious Mafia killer reveals the conflicted life he led being raised by a cold-blooded murderer, who was also a devoted family man, and the wrenching legacy of Mafia family life.

So you blame them? They have to live with what he did, even though they were never a part of it. Image below: daughter Dione DeMeo and wife Gladys DeMeo. The older one became a clothing designer, and the younger one went to an Ivy League school and became a doctor.' 'Roy shielded his two daughters from his mob life. Looks like they enjoyed the fruits of Roy's labor the rest of their privileged lives, greased with the blood of his innocent victims.

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