Talk:Roy DeMeo

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This page seems to have an obvious point of view that does not take into account testimonials of close friends and family of Roy Demeo. It would be helpful to read his sons book For the Sins of My Father when editing this article. Cleanup can be done on this article to make it comply with wikipedia standards relating to Point of View.

Counter-Point to above: Keep in mind however, the son of Roy DeMeo would not be a fair viewpoint, especially considering he gets facts about his own father's status in the mafia wrong a number of times in his book. An example of this is his numerous remarks of his father being a mafia 'capo', when in fact Roy DeMeo was never an official capo, his highest rank achieved was soldier. While it is difficult to trust Jerry Capeci to be 100% neutral in the telling of Roy DeMeo's life, it is even more difficult to expect the son to be completely honest (or even know much about) the darker side of his father's life.

It should also be noted that, aside from Roy's immediate family, a number of sources used in the book Murder Machine were in fact DeMeo's close friends and family, such as his uncle Albert, who was a famous prosecutor in New York. None of the people interviewed were given any payment for their help.

Posted by Dugrad: I am removing the NPOV tag on the article. Put it back in if you still feel the article is not neutral, however keep in mind Albert DeMeo's book contains factual errors and has just as much, if not moreso of an agenda than the book Murder Machine. Also keep in mind that a good deal of the information used for Murder Machine was taken directly from old neighborhood friends, business associates, as well as relatives of DeMeo, none of whom were paid for the information they provided. Also keep in mind that much of the information used was taken directly from court records, police files and testimony from witnesses who worked with DeMeo for years. There are rewrites underway in this article with the intention to eliminate many errors as well as to add more information.

[edit] Roy Albert DeMeo

According to the Cemetery, in Middle Village, Queens, where DeMeo is buried his middle name was Albert.

[edit] This Article is Way Too Long

This article needs some serious editing - it is much longer than articles on much more important mob luminaries such as Vito Genovese, John Gotti, Lucky Luchiano, or even Al Capone. Who wants to read a major opus on a minor criminal? Rogermx 21:40, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

This article is NOT too long. It's interesting. This guy was anything but a "minor criminal". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.148.210.141 (talk) 05:23, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Agree 100%. While Roy DeMeo may not be in the "household recognition" category like other "pop culture" New York Mobsters, he was an unquestionably key figure that played a central role in some of the mobs most infamous killings. Eventually, there will be a movie about him and when there is, people will know him just as they know names like Genovese or Gotti. --LoverOfArt (talk) 20:40, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

I agree. Compared to all the other books about mobsters and the mafia, the Demeo saga is by far the most exciting, terrifying and above all--well told. In fact I wish there was more information on their exploits.--Rawoyster (talk) 02:49, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

Regarding the picture of Roy DeMeo with Joey Testa and an unidentified third person, does anyone know who the third individual is? I doubt that he is Anthony Senter. I wonder if he is Henry Borelli? 68.166.237.166 (talk) 05:45, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

If the photo really was taken in 1982, Henry Borelli was already in Federal prison on the Empire Boulevard auto-theft charges. Dugrad (talk) 21:52, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

On Demeo selling his Dad's old stuff: Back in September he was selling this 1970s brown leather jacket and it was f**kin' dope! I wanted it. I think it ended up selling for like $700. And you know what, I would've worn it. Imagine that? Hell, I live in New York City, so it would've been too far from home. Woulda Shoulda Coulda

Rawoyster (talk) 06:19, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

I almost bought a Roy DeMeo tie clip from the son on eBay. It was going for $140. I backed off because I was in a financial crunch at the time. If I had bought it I definitely would have worn it too. Kenmore (talk) 03:42, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

I must admit, I am starting to get a bit cynical about the endless stream of stuff he seems to have. A lot of it coincides with precisely the same sort of stuff you can find in a goodwill in the "post ebay" era. Neckties, old articles of clothing, cheezy nick-nacks, odd stemware, ashtrays... Of course, things like DeMeo associated pistol grips and what not bring hefty prices, but given that one can buy a huge lot of old junk pistol grips on ebay for $20 or $30 but all of a sudden they're bringing $100 PER PAIR when associated with DeMeo, well, methinks the old man would probably be having a good laugh over this scam if he were here today. I dunno. If it was one burst of items- just "cleaning out the attic", I might have bought it... When it's a constant stream of "Original Roy DeMeo" kitch that never seems to end, methinks there might be a bit of dishonesty going on. Kinda ironic, huh? --LoverOfArt (talk) 02:33, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Yeah I know what you're saying. With alot of the items you could just pull them out of the attic or go to a flea market and pick up anything made pre 1983 and presto $$$$. He's making some bank off this stuff. I wish my dad was a mafia hitman. Er, well...maybe not. Rawoyster (talk) 01:46, 15 March 2008 (UTC) Is Albert in need of money? I thought he was well-off. Roy gave him everything. Why not keep all these items for himself?? Also when is the movie Fountain Ave coming out?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.30.19.147 (talk) 20:34, 18 May 2008 (UTC)