Theory: Henry Hill Ratted On Tommy For Killing Billy Batts Billy Batts was a made man in the Gambino crime family, who had known Tommy for years. In Goodfellas, Batts had just been released from prison and was paying a visit at the nightclub owned by Henry at the time.
Tommy was taken by Tuddy Cicero (Paul's brother, played by Frank DiLeo) and another man to the location, and as soon as they entered, Tommy saw there was no one there, and that's how he realized, although for a very brief moment, that he was getting killed.
Henry explains Tommy's murder was in retribution for the murder of Billy Batts, but there's one important detail in Tommy's execution: the man who pulled the trigger was Tuddy Cicero, Paulie's brother.
Tommy had to wait two weeks to get his revenge. Like in Goodfellas, the initial beating had not done the job. When found to still be alive, Tommy and Jimmy pummeled Billy with a shovel and a tire iron. His real killers did not use the more efficient (and arguably more merciful) tools of a knife and gun.
Who Was The Snitch That Brought Down Tommy in Goodfellas?
Did Tommy really shoot Spider?
Jimmy praised Spider, which angered Tommy, who shot Spider multiple times, killing him. Like many other characters in Goodfellas, Spider is based on a real-life person, and according to the real Henry Hill, his death in the movie happened just as it did in real-life.
It's widely believed, then, that it was Paul Vario who told the Gambino crew about Tommy and Billy Batts' murder, and while Karen's affair with Paul and the attempted rape are not mentioned in Goodfellas, that could have been a reason for Henry to rat on Tommy.
Between the third and fourth seasons, Paulie is arrested in Youngstown, Ohio on a gun possession charge and incarcerated at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center.
Summary. Tony Soprano's death in the controversial Sopranos finale may have been a result of betrayal by his longtime friend, Paulie. Paulie's demotion and shifting power dynamics give him motives to resent Tony and potentially look to New York for a better role, leading to his betrayal.
Joe Pesci's portrayal of Tommy remains a career-defining role, as his performance is both intimidating and sympathetic. The Tommy Goodfellas scene when the character gets whacked is still one of the most iconic moments in the movie.
Thomas "Tommy" DeVito is the secondary antagonist of the 1990 crime drama film Goodfellas. He is a cruel associate of the Lucchese crime family and arguably the most feared member of the crew led by Jimmy Conway.
As it turns out, several of Tony's closest allies betrayed him. However, the most consequential might be Carlo Gervasi. Carlo was a capo and top earner for Tony. In the series finale "Made In America," Tony discovers that Carlo became an informant and posed the greatest threat to Tony going to prison.
Patsy never had concrete evidence about his brother's murder, but it occurred soon after a brief and bloody war between Junior and Tony, and Philly was known to be talking about Tony's actions. It was this killing that prompted Tony to move Patsy to keep an eye on him.
Deceased. Phil Leotardo: Shot to death by Walden Belfiore. His head was then run over and crushed by his wife's truck, which was still in drive when she rushed to his aid.
When Paulie finds out who his real birth mother is he's angry, sad, confused. All natural reactions. And when he sees how Jason's mother comes to plead to Tony not to hurt her son, Paulie starts crying. He sees the love and protection of a mother and wishes he had that from his real mother.
During his four months in jail, he communicated with John "Johnny Sack" Sacramoni, the underboss of New York's Lupertazzi Crime Family, while under the false impression that he could earn a place with them.
Tommy shoots Alfie dead at the end of a long feud between the two, during which Solomons sells Shelby out to the Italians. Solomons also claims that he's dying of cancer, and once Alfie shoots Tommy in the side to goad him into putting him out of his misery, Shelby has no real reason to keep him alive.
Alfie, seeing a good opportunity for business and leverage, stopped working with Thomas and started working with Darby Sabini, who promised him that Alfie's bookies would be allowed to go to the Epsom Races.
After Jack Nelson violently forced Billy Grade into becoming an informant for his operation, somehow Tommy found out (possibly because Billy was passing information to Gina Gray, whom Tommy had surveilled and was blackmailing over her adultery with Oswald Mosley).
Tommy DeVito is one of the two main antagonists of Goodfellas. A violent psychopath and sadist, Tommy is a cruel associate of the Lucchese crime family and one of the most feared members of Jimmy Conway's gang. He is portrayed by Joe Pesci.
During a poker game at Robert's Lounge, DeSimone fatally shot Gianco after an argument, with Jimmy the Gent instructing DeSimone to bury the body. The murder, reminiscent of a scene from “Goodfellas,” shocked those present, and despite the body never being found, Gianco's fate was sealed.
Last but not least, is Jimmy Two Times, nicknamed as such because he repeated what he said twice, and he's reportedly based on Johnny 'Echoes' Campopiano, who had a speech impediment that caused him to say everything twice.
Vito is seriously wounded in the attempt. Having Paulie brought to the Corleone compound Sonny Corleone deduced that Gatto had sold out his father. Sonny ordered Clemenza to have Gatto killed as soon as possible, saying he did not want to see Gatto again.
