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Thomas Pitera

Thomas Pitera (/pɪˈtɛrə/; born December 2, 1954) is a former Mafia hitman in the Bonanno crime family. Pitera earned a reputation as a vicious and sadistic killer who enjoyed murdering people. He was suspected by law enforcement of as many as 60 murders.^[1] He was well known for his use of karate and other martial arts when fighting which is a skill he had learned at a young age; It earned Pitera his nickname, "Tommy Karate".

Thomas Pitera
Born	December 2, 1954 (age 63) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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Biography

ReferencesEdit

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} Philip Carlo (2010). The Butcher: Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath. New York: Harper. ISBN 978-0-06-174466-2.
2. ^ Lubasch, Arnold H. (July 2, 1992). "Federal Jurors Considering Death Penalty for Mobster". New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
3. ^ Thomas, Pitera (June 26, 1992). "Reputed Mobster Guilty In Six Narcotics Murders". New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
4. ^ Lubasch, Arnold H (July 3, 1992). "Jurors Reject Death Penalty for Mobster". New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
5. ^ "Life Prison Term in 6 Drug-Case Murders". New York Times. October 25, 1992. Retrieved 8 April2012.
6. ^ Capeci, Jerry (April 4, 1995). "FISH MART RAP'S A FLUKE, HE SEZ". New York Daily News. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
7. ^ Golding, Bruce (April 3, 2012). "Appeals court denies DNA testing sought by Mafia killer Thomas "Tommy Karate" Pitera". New York Post. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
8. ^ "Thomas Pitera". Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator. Retrieved 8 April 2012.

External linksEdit

• Wilfred “Willie Boy” Johnson: Part Two - Source Wahoo – Out Sourced by Allan May
• Reppetto, Thomas Bringing Down the Mob: The War Against the American Mafia., Macmillan, 2006. ISBN 0-8050-7802-9