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When Frank Gangi asked the desk sergeant at the sixtieth precinct near Coney Island to call Detective Billy Tomasulo, the sergeant was somewhat indifferent. After all, Gangi had just been arrested and brought in that night (April 10th, 1990) for DUI and was still inebriated. Perhaps Gangi was friendly with Detective Tomasulo and looking for some help with his charges.
Gangi sensing that he was being brushed off by the sergeant, became more direct. “This is about murders, about people being cut up. Get him (Tomasulo) over here.” Sensing the sincerity of Gangi’s words, the sergeant went to make the call.
At the time of his arrest, Frank Gangi was in a bad way. He was heavily addicted to cocaine and dependent on large quantities of alcohol to be able to sleep. Though Gangi had been using cocaine and alcohol for years, his usage had been escalating more and mor…