Anthony M. DeStefano

Anthony M. DeStefano is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author, and preeminent mob historian. He has covered organized crime for more than three decades, and his books on the subject include Broadway Butterfly, The Big Heist, Gangland New York, King of the Godfathers, Mob Killer, Top Hoodlum, and Gotti’s Boys. As a reporter specializing in criminal justice and legal affairs for Newsday for the past thirty years, he has covered major crimes and trials, including the Gilgo Beach serial killer, the reputed Gambino crime boss Peter Gotti, former Bonanno crime boss Joseph Massino, the so called “Mafia Cops,” Bernard Madoff, and the Happy Land Social Club fire, among others. He lives in New Jersey and can be found online at TonyDeStefano.com.