When Feared Outfit Enforcer Tony Spilotro Went Into Business for Himself, He and His Brother were Savagely Murdered
In 1986, the bodies of Tony and Michael Spilotro were discovered buried on an Indiana farm. The identity of their killers and the details of the murders remained a mystery for more than 20 years
Even in death, Anthony Spilotro was a thorn in the side of the powerful Chicago syndicate known as The Outfit. At one time Spilotro had been considered somewhat of a golden boy. Having become a made man in his early twenties, which is quite young by mafia standards, he was seen as a rising star within the organization and was taken under the wing of Outfit heavyweights like Sam Giancana and Joseph “Joey Doves” Aiuppa.
He was groomed to be a syndicate enforcer and money maker, and placed under the tutelage of notorious Outfit killers “Mad Sam” Destefano and Felix “Milwaukee Phil” Alderisio. Spilotro quickly earned himself a fearsome reputation as someone not to be crossed. He would earn induction into the crime family following his involvement in the infamous “M&M Murders” in 1962.
Ironically, it was Spilotro’s …