Who Was Angelo Garepe? Tony Blundetto's Prison Brother
Mobsters DailyAngelo Garepe was an old-school Lupertazzi captain who did his long prison years alongside Tony Blundetto — and whose murder by Billy Leotardo set Tony B on the revenge path that dragged New Jersey into war with New York.
The prison brother
Garepe came home in the same wave of releases as Tony B, an old-school gentleman in a family now run by Johnny Sack and Phil. His bond with Blundetto was the real thing, forged inside — the relationship at the heart of Tony Blundetto's story. When the Lupertazzi succession fight turned bloody, Garepe backed the wrong side and Phil marked him for it.
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The killing that lit the fuse
Billy Leotardo murdered Garepe, and Tony B answered by killing Billy — the act that made his own death unavoidable and forced Tony to kill Tony Blundetto himself rather than hand him over to Phil's torture. Garepe barely appears, yet the entire Season 5 endgame turns on his grave.
Frequently asked questions
Who killed Angelo Garepe? Billy Leotardo, acting in Phil Leotardo's interest during the Lupertazzi power struggle.
Why did Garepe matter to Tony B? They served their sentences together and Garepe was the closest thing Tony B had to a brother.
Which family did Garepe belong to? New York's Lupertazzi family, as a respected captain.
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