Louis Eppolito, 57, and Steven Caracappa, 64, former New York Police Department detectives were convicted today of participating in eight murders between 1986 and 1990.
Some of the victims were murdered by Eppolito and Caracappa, while others were delivered by the two for Mafia killings.
While working for NYPD, the men were on the payroll of the the Luchese crime family underboss Anthony “Gaspipe” Casso. Their price was $4,000 each per month, with additional money if they personally killed someone.
The prosecution’s key witness was Burton Kaplan, a drug dealer who said that he was the middleman between Casso and the detectives.
In addition to the murder charges, Eppolito and Caracappa were also convicted of racketeering conspiracy, witness tampering, witness retaliation, and obstruction of justice.They could get life in prison.