2: Retired cop, and former head of the Queen's District Attorney's squad, REMO FRANCESCHINI (Fran-chez-KE-nee) spent 35 years keeping track of and busting organized crime in New York City. FRANCESCHINI figured out the family structure of the mafia, keeping a "Wall of Fame" family tree of photos and names of mobsters. Early on he predicted the rise of John Gotti, who became known as the "Teflon Don." FRANCESCHINI personally wire-tapped Gotti's headquarters, which led to indictments. FRANCESCHINI has written a new memoir, "A Matter of Honor: One Cop's Lifelong Pursuit of John Gotti and the Mob." (Simon & Schuster).
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