Robert Van Zandt Jr., a contractor from Scarsdale, NY who claimed ex-Bonanno boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano among his friends, was found dead earlier this month in the family pool with a bullet to the brain, and his wife claims it wasn't suicide as reported by John Marzulli for the Daily News: "Asked if her husband had enemies, she responded, 'No comment.'" Vinny Gorgeous was convicted this summer for the 2004 murder of Randolph Pizzolo, and now he's sitting pretty in the super max facility in Florence, CO. During his trial there was testimony that Van Zandt had complained to Basciano that Pizzolo was ripping him off on a construction job.
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09/17/2011
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