An 86-year-old man allegedly decapitated by a Department of Transportation (DOT) truck June 12 was identified as New York mobster Anthony Conigliaro, known as “Tony Cakes” or “Tony the Dessert Man,” according to the New York Post.
Conigliaro’s lawyers and a law-enforcement source confirmed the elderly man’s identity Friday after a video of his apparent death went viral, according to the outlet. (RELATED: Police Baffled After Finding Human Skull Chained To Exercise Equipment: REPORT)
“He spent his life looking over his shoulder but he forgot to look both ways before crossing the street,” the outlet reported, citing a police source.
🇺🇸GENOVESE MOBSTER ‘TONY CAKES’ DECAPITATED BY NYC DOT TRUCK
Anthony Conigliaro, 86, an alleged former Genovese crime family captain known as “Tony Cakes,” was decapitated by a city DOT truck in Brooklyn on June 12.
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