Sammy "The Bull" Gravano is known as the Mafia power who betrayed his own boss, John Gotti, and sent him away to prison for life.But he is revealing a surprising sense of personal affection that he had for the Mob Godfather."I loved him," he said."I got to like the guy.
We fought a war.It was us against the world," he told Fox Nation.
"I loved him until we got pinched, and he came up with the idea of his talking on the wiretap tapes and using those behind my back."Gravano is speaking out as Fox Nation debuts the new documentary about the days that Gotti ruled the American Mafia, "Gotti's Guy."RELATED: JOHN GOTTI PAL: I STASHED $10M IN MY KID'S TOY CHESTSammy the Bull Gravano is speaking out in a new Fox Nation documentary. (FOX News/Jesse Watters Primetime)Gravano sent an earthquake through organized crime when he flipped and cooperated with the federal government in the trial that convicted the legendary Mob boss in 1992.He heard the audiotapes that the FBI secretly recorded of Gotti disparaging him, and thought he was being set up to take the fall.As part of his cooperation deal, he pleaded guilty to racketeering and admitted to 19 murders."I told him, John, is that what you want to do? The boss wants to go free, so you want me to go to prison for the rest of my life? I was in prison for 11 months before I flipped.
I had no intention of flipping, but when he made up all of this crap, my relationship went from love to hate in prison."One former Gotti associate who still expresses his devotion to the Mob boss is Lewis Kasman, the subject of "Gotti's Guy." Kasman, who the media long dubbed Gotti's "adopted son," was a voracious defender and companion of the Mob boss, whom he called..."Grandpa."Lewis Kasman, right, describes his relationship with John Gotti in the Fox Nation documentary "Gotti’s Guy," now streaming on Fox Nation.(Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection, Gerald Herbert/NY Daily News via Getty Images)"I'd say what's up Grandpa? Good morning.
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