Sammy "The Bull" Gravano
ON THE RECORD · 7 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“They're going to turn around, including your lawyer, and say to the jurors, 'You heard the tapes. Sammy's a monster. Killed all these people, took over the businesses and everything. Poor John Gotti. You hear him complaining on the tape. It's not him. It's him,'”
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Sammy Gravano recounted discovering the defense strategy intended to pin the blame on him at trial.
“But he wants Frankie [LoCascio] to go around to the captains and explain Sammy has lost his mind. He's really killing all kinds of f---ing people. It's crazy,”
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Sammy Gravano shared what he learned about John Gotti's scheme to turn Mafia captains against him.
“I find this out way later, so it's not the reason I cooperated – but I find out later he's going to take me out,”
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Sammy Gravano described later finding out that John Gotti planned to kill him.
“But it went beyond that.”
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Sammy Gravano noted that the conflict between him and John Gotti escalated beyond loose talk on wiretaps.
“I said, 'Okay.' And I walked away,”
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Sammy Gravano recalled the moment he decided to break his oath and cooperate against John Gotti.
“At first, I was annoyed in a way, like, man, you don't know when to shut your f---ing mouth,”
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Sammy Gravano explained his initial annoyance with secretly recorded conversations of John Gotti.
“Well, as I walked away, I said, 'F--- the Mafia, f--- the oath and f--- John Gotti — I'm switching sides. He wants to play chess with me. Let's play chess.'”
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Sammy Gravano described his reaction upon deciding to turn on John Gotti and the Mafia.