American gangster John Gotti was married to his long-term wife Victoria DiGiorgio and the duo had five children. Let’s meet his spouse and kids.
Get Gotti, a newly released Netflix documentary about the infamous John Gotti was made available on the streaming platform on October 24.
The doc. series tells the story of John Gotti “The Teflon Don”, who is the former head of the Gambino crime family.
Many now want to know more about John Gotti’s personal life, like, who he was married to and how many children he had. Read on for everything about the American gangster’s family/
Who was John Gotti and what was he famous for?
John Gotti (real name: John Joseph Gotti Jr.) was an American gangster and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City.
He was born on October 27, 1940, in The Bronx, New York, United States.
The Gambino mob family was founded in the 1900s and was known as one of the “Five Families” that dominated organized crime activities in New York City.
Over the years, multiple family members have passed away but their stories have been revisited in several documentaries and movies.
The family was first formed under the leadership of Salvatore D’Aquila in the 1900s but following his murder in 1928, control was left and taken by multiple people.
John Gotti notoriously took over control of the Gambino family in 1985 following the murder of Paul Castellano, with Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano as his second-in-command.
Over the years, John was able to avoid criminal charges and was found not guilty at three different trials, which led to his nickname, “The Teflon Don.”
Despite his success, his Underbook later turned on him which led to him being sentenced to life in prison in 1992.
John later died on June 10, 2002.
Who is Victoria DiGiorgio?
Victoria DiGiorgio was the spouse of former Gambino crime family leader, John Gotti.
She was born on December 5, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
She is half-Italian and half-Russian descent.
When did Victoria DiGiorgio and John Gotti meet? DiGiorgio’s love story with Gotti dates back to 1958, during a time when the world was still recovering from World War II.
That year, Gotti and DiGiorgio reportedly met at a local bar.
The pair dated for four years before tying the knot on March 6, 1962.
The pair tied the knot in 1962 and were together up until his 2002 death.
Following the death of her husband for over two decades, Vic has chosen to live a private life out of the limelight, making details of her personal life unclear.
How many kids did John Gotti have?
Before the ex-criminal family leader died, he was a father.
John Gotti had five children; two daughters and three sons.
The names of his kids are John A. Gotti, Victoria Gotti, Frank Gotti, Angel Gotti, and Peter Gotti, Jr.
He shared his children with his wife, Victoria DiGiorgio, in their four-year marriage.
All of the mob boss’s kids are living differing lifestyles and made the headlines due to their connections to their father.
DiGiorgio and John are grandparents and have grandchildren whose names are Frank Gotti Agnello, Carmine Gotti Agnello, John Gotti Agnello, Charles Herbert Gotti, and Justine Gotti Agnello.
John Gotti’s children now: what do they do for a living?
John Jr. was the only one to follow in his father’s footsteps, having previously served as the crime family’s boss from 1991 to 1999.
“I pretty much raised my children alone with Johnny being away for years at a time, so it broke my heart. I felt betrayed, the worst betrayal,” DiGiorgio said of her son’s life of crime, via the Daily Mail.
After spending six years in prison, John Jr. decided to walk away from the family business, and instead, focus on becoming an entrepreneur and writer, which left him feeling guilty.
“I’m home with my family and friends, and I run numerous businesses, while some of my former peers are serving life sentences, many for crimes they did not commit, often because rats lied about them,” he wrote in an essay for Men’s Journal.
“I often feel guilty I’m free and they’re not.”
Victoria went on to have a career in the entertainment industry as a writer and television personality, but her siblings often stay out of the spotlight so it is not clear what they do now. She’s worked for the New York Post and WNYW. She’s written and published a number of books over the years, including the 2009 title This Family of Mine: What It Was Like Growing Up Gotti.
Last year, Angel Gotti and her son Frank Gotti Albano hit the headlines after suing Gene Borrello for $10 million, alleging that he coordinated a series of “heinous” online attacks due to his “sick obsession” with the Teflon Don.
Frank, the fourth child of the couple, tragically died in 1980 at the age of 12 after a hit by a car while out on his minibike. The death was ruled an accident, and criminal charges were never filed against the driver. When the Gotti children grew up, each of them named one of their sons Frank in his honor.
Little is known about the youngest son, Peter, although in 2001, the New York Post reported that he had been arrested for driving with a revoked license, stating that it was one of a long line of driving offenses.