Oct 24, 2015 mafia associates say the reallife henry hill played a minor role in the 1978 kennedy airport heist, and they disparaged him on recordings played friday in the trial of mobster vincent asaro. The book includes portions of an unpublished interview with henry hill, a confidant of jimmy burke, who masterminded the lufthansa heist. Behind the sixmilliondollar cash haul that shook the world. Gus russo is a freelance author and investigative reporter. The,000word book is coauthored by journalist robert sberna and cicale. Kennedy international airport in new york cityat the time the biggest cash theft to have taken place in the united states. New book reveals what happened to loot from the lufthansa.
Henry hill when henry hill entered the witness protection program, he was certain that his criminal days had finally come to an end. This full account that brings the reader behind the heist memorialized in goodfellas that has baffled law enforcement for decades. The inside storyfrom the organizer himselfof the largest unrecovered cash haul in history. Mafia associates say the reallife henry hill played a minor role in the 1978 kennedy airport heist, and they disparaged him on recordings played friday in the trial of mobster vincent asaro. Henry hill helped authorities bring convictions against over fifty major criminals, both in the us and abroad.
In addition to having ghostwritten the biographies of two prominent actresses, he is coauthor, with henry hill, of the lufthansa heist. The book, with the tentative title the lufthansa heist, details the 1978 armed robbery at jfk airport that was masterminded by hill and wiseguy. Sberna interviewed henry hill in 1989 while hill was living in california. This full account brings readers behind the heist memorialized in goodfellas, a crime that has baffled law enforcement for decades. Author nicholas pileggi talks about the colorful figure he profiled in the 1986 book wiseguy. The lufthansa heist by henry hill overdrive rakuten. But he seemed to have few fans among the wiseguys and goodfellas who knew him during the time of the lufthansa airlines heist. One of the organizers of the sensational burglary, henry hill, who passed away in 2012, in collaboration with daniel simone, has penned an unprecedented tellall about the robbery with neverbeforeunveiled details, particulars only known to an insider. Goodfellas mobster henry hill took estee lauder out while. His third wife lisa caserta adds a bit to the end of the book, writing that he was a good man. On december 11, 1978, a daring armed robbery rocked kennedy airport, resulting in the largest unrecovered cash haul in world history, totaling six million dollars. Supplied hill heard the specifics surrounding desimones murder from sal polisi, a gotti confidant he met in. The robbery, which was the brainchild of mobster henry hill and which still stands as the biggest cash theft ever on american soil, has been popularized in.
On december 11th, 1978, a daring armed robbery rocked kennedy airport, resulting in the largest unrecovered cash haul in world history, totaling six million dollars. Burke was never officially charged for anything in connection to the heist, and died in prison from cancer on april, 1996. From henry hill himself, in the last book he worked on before his 2012 death. For over twenty years, henry hill lived the high life as a powerful member of the lucchese crime family, a life immortalized in martin scorseses classic film goodfellas. Mar 16, 2020 the movie tells the rise and fall of mob associate henry hill ray liotta, from his days as a teenager fascinated by the criminal life and mafia presence in his italianamerican neighborhood in brooklyn, to the lufthansa heist and his decision to work as an informant to avoid either ending in jail or being killed. Behind the sixmilliondollar cash haul that shook the world ebook written by henry hill, daniel simone. This is one of the many interviews daniel simone did with the late henry hill in preparation to jointly write their upcoming book, the lufthansa heist. The robbery, which was the brainchild of mobster henry hill and which still stands as the biggest cash theft ever on american soil, has been popularized in books and films, most notably in martin. According to the book the lufthansa heist by lucchese mafiosoturnedfbi informant henry hill, edwards was an aspiring blues guitarist. The lufthansa heist is structured, in theory, to alternate between thirdperson narration and henry hill s point of view, but nothing in the text differentiates the first and thirdperson accounts. The basis of the book, i guess, are the relationships henry hill had with his business partners, his wife and children, and his girlfriends.
This was, at the time, the largest robbery ever committed on u. The narration shifts between the authors voice and henry hill s voice, which personalizes the storytelling. Jimmy burkes crew of seven armed bandits raided the lufthansa cargo hangar at kennedy airport. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the lufthansa heist. The lufthansa heist audiobook by henry hill, daniel simone. Before becoming a writer, daniel simone was an aerospace engineer who worked on the apollo lunar modules. Henry hills most popular book is the lufthansa heist. Behind the sixmilliondollar cash haul that shook the world is a nonfiction book written by daniel simone in collaboration with henry hill. Its well written in the style of a novel, and though some dialogues and aspects of the story seem to have been contrived, nonetheless the principal. Of the many suspected participants, almost all of whom were involved in organized crime, only one was ever. Goodfellas mobster henry hill took estee lauder out. Henry hill has 34 books on goodreads with 1277 ratings.
The lufthansa heist by henry hill meet your next favorite book. The book also says, three pages later in the paperback edition on page 224, that a lufthansa cargo worker idd desimones mug shot and fingered him as. Henry hill s most popular book is the lufthansa heist. But a new book that henry hill worked on shortly before his death in 2012, with author daniel simone, has been released to fill in all the missing details. The story comes courtesy of the 1986 nonfiction bestseller wiseguy that detailed the life of lucchese crime family associate henry hill, as well as his comrades like james jimmy the gent burke and thomas desimone, and their involvement in the infamous lufthansa heist. This book is the factual account of the lufthansa heist. Feb 11, 2014 this is one of the many interviews daniel simone did with the late henry hill in preparation to jointly write their upcoming book, the lufthansa heist.
In 2012, henry hill collaborated with the author, daniel simone, in writing and developing a nonfiction book titled, the lufthansa heist, a portrayal of the famous 1978 lufthansa airline robbery at kennedy airport. The real story of the lufthansa heist, the mafia, and murder by anthony destefano was released. Jan 25, 2014 the book, with the tentative title the lufthansa heist, details the 1978 armed robbery at jfk airport that was masterminded by hill and wiseguy jimmy the gent burke. In july 2015, rowman and littlefield published a book titled the lufthansa heist, coauthored by daniel simone and mobsterturnedinformant henry hill. But a lot of people directly involved with the crime ended up dead. Goodfellas, john gotti and the lufthansa heist gorilla. He is the coauthor of the wiseguy cookbook and a goodfellas guide to new york. Henry hill was a member of the lucchese crime family, police informant and inspiration for the martin scorsese movie goodfellas. Dec 10, 2018 the december 11, 1978 lufthansa heist was the most infamous caper in u.
Jul, 2015 the lufthansa heist book comes out in august. Apr 07, 2015 the book also says, three pages later in the paperback edition on page 224, that a lufthansa cargo worker idd desimones mug shot and fingered him as the gunman in the jfk heist. The lufthansa heist audiobook by henry hill, daniel. On december 11th, 1978, a daring armed robbery rocked the inside storyfrom the organizer himselfof the largest unrecovered cash haul in history.
Behind the sixmillion dollar cash haul that shook the world is available now and the book describes how a young. Aug 01, 2015 from henry hill himself, the lufthansa heist is the last book he worked on before his 2012 death. The lufthansa heist is not a great book, but it is a good one and fun to read. The lufthansa heist by henry hill, claims mobster tommy. On december 11, 1978, a daring armed robbery rocked kennedy airport. After reading gansters and goodfellas, watching the goodfellas movie, and most importantly reading on the runa mafia childhood by his kids gregg and gina hill you realize henry wasnt misunderstood. The lufthansa heist audiobook henry hill, daniel simone. Jun 18, 2019 the robbery, which was the brainchild of mobster henry hill and which still stands as the biggest cash theft ever on american soil, has been popularized in books and films, most notably in martin. The movie tells the rise and fall of mob associate henry hill ray liotta, from his days as a teenager fascinated by the criminal life and mafia presence in his italianamerican neighborhood in brooklyn, to the lufthansa heist and his decision to work as. Henry hill photo above on the right was the star character in nick pileggis book, wiseguy, and also in martin scorseses movie, goodfellas. Aug 06, 2015 the lufthansa heist is structured, in theory, to alternate between thirdperson narration and henry hill s point of view, but nothing in the text differentiates the first and thirdperson accounts. It is factual except for what a complete psycho and douche bag henry hill was. Supplied hill heard the specifics surrounding desimones murder from sal polisi, a gotti confidant he met in the witness protection program.
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