Talk:Anthony Senter

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Did anyone notice that the descriptions of the Gemini Twins in Murder Machine are the opposite of those in For the Sins of My Father? Was this to show that Dominick Montiglio's accounts are inaccurate? 24.61.228.225 05:06, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

I noticed that myself, and it's frustrating to readers. Between the two however -- Capeci and Albert DeMeo -- I would tend to trust DeMeo's observations more regarding the personalities of Senter and Testa. The saga of the DeMeo crew is perhaps the most interesting mafia story of all time. I only wish there were more pictures of the participants available to the public. 68.166.237.166 (talk) 05:50, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Yeah I agree with that. If you look at the pictures of Testa, he's always hunched over, no doubt from a "bad back" as described in Sins, as with Senter having breathing problems from a knife stabbed in his chest when he was in a bar fight. But where I think Albert Demeo is wrong is his description of Senter being the boss and Testa following. Testa was really in charge as during the late 1980s during their trials: the Gaggi task force became the Testa task force. If Senter was really in charge it would have been the Senter task force. I think Albert Demeo mixed things up a bit in his telling to add an air of mystery to the whole story. For example: He says Roy was born in 1942, but his social security number lists his birth as 1940. Another instance is the Christmas dinner when Al describes it occuring before he turned seven. So that would have made it Christmas 1972. At the same time he describes Chris Rosenberg having a bullet hole in his arm, no doubt from the Katz shooting. But as we know from Murder Machine that happened in Nov. of 1974. Also Al describes Dominick Montiglio and his wife of having two baby girls. Which is false because he had his second girl, his third child after 1979. All in all I think Demeo wanted to give the book an airy second hand feel to it. By doing this, it makes one wonder what is the real truth--making it all the more mysterious. Rawoyster (talk) 06:08, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Rawoyster: Regarding Katz's shooting of Chris Rosenberg, I believe Rosenberg was wounded in the jaw, and not in the arm. That's what I seem to remember from "Murder Machine." Thus, it's possible that Rosenberg's arm injury stemmed from a different, earlier shootout...one that Capeci may not know about. As for Roy DeMeo's social security number, it's possible that Roy himself fabricated the 1940 birthdate for whatever reason.

On another note, I know a guy who lived in Bay Ridge during the mid to late 1980s. He says there were several small Brooklyn newspapers that did lots of stories on Anthony Senter. The stories are supposed to contain photos as well. I'm wondering if anyone can get ahold of those stories, upload them to the net and link them to this article? That would great.

According to these newspaper articles, everyone in Bay Ridge who knew of Senter was scared to death of him. Supposedly everyone made a point out of greeting Senter deferentially because they feared what he'd think if they failed to say hello. Allegedly the locals where mystified by Senter because he always had lots of money but, as best as everyone knew, he never had a job...he just lounged around all day with his friends. These newspapers also say -- according to my friend at least -- that Senter maintained an apartment in Bay Ridge where he and his associates could chop up their victims and dispose of them. This apartment is different from the one that DeMeo and his crew used at the Gemini Lounge. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.90.45.36 (talk) 22:23, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Roy DeMeo did not fabricate his DOB. It's the same DOB listed with the DEA, FBI, BOP and the Southern District of New York Organized Crime Strike Force. Whoever wrote that section of Albert DeMeo's book got Roy's birthdate wrong and it was left in.

About the newspaper articles on Anthony Senter, if you can get the name of the papers they can probably be tracked down. He did have a job though. He was employed with Teamster's Local 813 from 1980 to 1989. Dugrad (talk) 22:45, 22 February 2008 (UTC)