“He was like a vampire. We believe he killed over sixty people.” – David Toracinta, Assistant Special Agent, New York DEA
Philip Carlo, the New York Times bestselling author of Gaspipe and The Iceman, reveals the horrendous crimes of drug kingpin and mob killer Thomas Pitera and the New York DEA’s three-year fight to bring him to justice.
Pitera not only murdered for the mob, he took pleasure in killing. He had an autopsy table in his basement and often dismembered his victims, expertly butchering them – hence his terrifying nickname.
With its gallery of black and white photos, this book is a chilling read. Actor Robert De Niro praised it, saying “With brutal honesty, Carlo writes from the heart”.