James McBratney (November 17, 1941 – May 22, 1973) was an Irish-American gangster in New York City. After completing prison sentences for robbery and weapon convictions, witnesses implicated him in a series of 1972–1973 kidnappings-for-ransom of organized crime figures including Carlo Gambino's nephew Emanuel Gambino and airport extortionist Frank Manzo. In retaliation, Gambino associate Ralph Galione shot McBratney to death in a bar near his Staten Island home; Galione himself was murdered a few months later. John Gotti and Angelo Ruggiero were convicted and imprisoned for their participation in McBratney's killing, which helped establish them as rising forces in the Gambino crime family. McBratney was survived by his wife and their young children.[1][2][3][4][5]
James McBratney | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 17, 1941 |
| Died | May 22, 1973 (aged 31) Staten Island, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Murder (gunshot wounds) |
| Other names | "Jimmy from Queens" |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
References
edit- ^ May, Allan (14 October 2009). "Jimmy McBratney: A Footnote to Mob History". Crime Magazine. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ Davis, John H. (1993). Mafia Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family. New York: HarperCollins. pp. 159–160, 185. ISBN 0-06-109184-7.
- ^ Staff (31 July 1973). "Two Held in Murder in Underworld Feud". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Raab, Selwyn (19 February 1990). "Gotti: Dapper Celebrity or Ruthless Mob Boss?". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Hampson, Rick (11 June 2002). "John Gotti dies with his legacy in ruins". USA Today. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012.
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