The Cosa Nostra of Old? Forget About It

PIX 11's Mary Murphy checks into the post-Gotti era.

One of the 23 Emmy Awards claimed over the years by veteran New York TV reporter Mary Murphy was for her coverage of the John Gotti trial. In other words, the Queens native is able to bring a great deal of wisdom and perspective to the topic of how organized crime activities have more recently evolved.

The spark for Murphy’s PIX 11 Investigates report was the recent acquittal of 80-year-old Vincent Asaro, a real-life inspiration for Martin Scorsese’s 1995 classic Goodfellas.

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