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TIL that John Gotti had John Favara abducted, murdered and his body dissolved in acid because Favara accidentally hit and killed Gotti’s 12 year old son Frank in 1980. Frank Gotti was riding his motorbike in the neighborhood when he darted in front of Favara’s car and was run over.

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