NY NY - Steven Aiello, 23, New York City, 11 Sept 1995

[Aurora90]

This kid probably had no idea what he was getting into. He was simply a chess piece to them. A pawn in between two heavy hitting mob families.

And also according to that news article, Steven was well known to FBI's Mob Watch team. But if Aiello didn't even tell his dad that he was testifying, did FBI Mob Watch ever inform his father of what Steven was up to?

If not, his disappearance is a really horrible way for his father to find out just how over his head his Steven was.

 

[Aurora90]

Another confusing this is that the feds had an insider working for them. 40-year-old Genovese family associate John Rubeo wore a wire and recorded various conversations he had with Parrello and other mobsters.

So surely they would know if Steven was killed by the Genovese family, would they not?

 

[spartanx]

This kid probably had no idea what he was getting into. He was simply a chess piece to them. A pawn in between two heavy hitting mob families.

And also according to that news article, Steven was well known to FBI's Mob Watch team. But if Aiello didn't even tell his dad that he was testifying, did FBI Mob Watch ever inform his father of what Steven was up to?

If not, his disappearance is a really horrible way for his father to find out just how over his head his Steven was.

Witness protection would have been a good idea...possibly...his father was the head of the NYPD's criminal investigation unit...cops and their families are usually out of his reach...especially high ranking guys like him...so witness protection is actually a pretty decent theory...
whatever
rest in peace

 

[Aurora90]

http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/alibi-disappearing-act-article-1.707205
Oct 30 1995
On April 26, 1993, Parrello's son Pasquale, 24, was shot to death. Police arrested and charged Mirdita with murder. He was caught at the scene with a gun. On the eve of the trial this summer, the defense found an alibi witness Steve Aiello. He testified without ever telling his father, and Mirdita was acquitted. Assistant District Attorney William Hrabsky believes Aiello perjured himself. Aiello was also at the Strike Zone Bar in Yonkers on the winter night in 1994 when members of the Tanglewood Boys, a gang of wanna-be mobsters, stabbed a college student, Louis Balancio, to death. Aiello, who has "Stevie" and red panther paws tattooed on his right arm, was supposed to begin work as a bricklayer at Local 37. He disappeared after being with a friend, Michael Marricco, who has refused to cooperate. Some feel the missing Aiello might be on the lam. They say if the mob killed him, they would make a public show of it.

I wonder if they would ever re-interview Michael? He worked as a bricklayer at Local 37 too until he retired. If he is connected to the mob, he likely won't talk but it's worth looking into.

Usually FBI and law enforcement in general don't typically let cases involving one of their own stay cold. I am guessing there is more than we are privy to regarding this case.

I wonder if we will ever really know the truth about this case in its entirety?