Joseph Testa

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Joseph Testa in 1982

Joseph Carmine Testa (b. 1955) is a sadistic killer who belonged to the violent DeMeo crew of the Gambino crime family. He is the brother of murdered Lucchese gangster Patrick Testa.

From the 1970s to the early 1980s, the DeMeo crew, called the "Murder Machine", was suspected of committing between 75 to 200 murders. The DeMeos would cut up their victims, pack them in cardboard boxes, and dump them in commercial garbage bins. The gang hangout was the Gemini Lounge in Flatlands, Brooklyn. Testa and Anthony Senter were called the "Gemini Twins" because they were always together and often hanging out at the Gemini. Joe was a mirror image of Anthony Senter, except his hair was a little straighter and he was an inch taller. Joseph and Anthony Senter both owned scooters. He was the leader of the two friends who always initiated things. Albert DeMeo, the son of crew captain Roy DeMeo, suspected that Joe was jealous of Chris Rosenberg's close relationship with Roy DeMeo.

By the mid 1980's, most of the DeMeo crew had been sent to prison. On September 14, 1989, Testa was sentenced to life in prison at the Butner Federal Correctional Institution in Butner, North Carolina [1] As of May 2008, Testa is still incarcerated at Butner. His projected release date is 2032.