I Married A Mobster: Linda Schiro’s Grocery Boy

Fruits and vegetables aren’t the only things that Linda hand picked at the grocery store. Lawrence Mazza, was a supermarket delivery boy who caught Linda‘s eye in 1978. Mazza was in college and worked in the neighborhood store. Linda told Greg about her attraction to Mazza and Greg gave her permission to pursue the boy, who later became a member of Greg Scarpa’s crew.

Mazza, who delivered the goods to Linda, who was 15 years older than he, began an intimate relationship that would last for years, until 1986, when he got involved with another woman.. Greg was fine with the relationship, as long as it was kept quiet between the three of them. Mazza remained a member of Scarpa’s crew until he was arrested and turned informant on him to the FBI.

Mazza, Colombo crime family associate, was called as a witness to testify against Scarpa in DeVecchio’s trial, the FBI agent working with Greg Scarpa. Mazza recounted his activities with the mob and what he knew of Scarpa‘s murders. When asked about he got involved in the mob, the mobster was reduced to tears. He testified that he was a student in John Jay College of Criminal Justice when he met Schiro. He had planned to be like his father, a FDNY lieutenant. He was so emotional the judge had to call a recess so he could compose himself enough to go on. Mazza told of how he met Schiro, delivering groceries to her home, and became sexually involved with her and eventually turned into a murderer for the mob.

Mazza had many derogatory things to say about his former “capo” Scarpa, including, “He was a horrible human being” and “[he was] a vicious, violent animal” who could have easily named dozens of murders that he had a hand in. Mazza worked very closely with him. Scarpa started Mazza out with small jobs and gradually gave him more and more responsibility. Mazzo admits to being the hitman for four murders. When he was arrested by the FBI, he agreed to turn informant.

Linda Schiro's episode airs tonight, Wednesday, July 27th, on ID at 10:30 PM. 



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I Married A Mobster: Greg Scarpa Jr., Linda’s “Stepson”

Linda Schiro will be featured on Investigation Discovery's "I Married A Mobster" Wednesday night at 10:30 PM.  We have several blogs about the events and people in her life already up.  You can find them all by using the search feature at the bottom right hand side of the blog.

  

Linda Schiro’s “stepson” Greg Jr., was also involved in mafia business. In order to write her book about the Scarpa family, Mafia Son, Sandra Harmon corresponded with Greg Scarpa, Jr. while he was in prison. In an interview with David Amoruso of Gangsters, Inc, she says she initially got involved in the story when she began having meetings with Linda Schiro, who was very open about the details of her life. It was during these conversations that Linda suggested to Sandra that she contact Greg Jr., which she did and he became a valuable source of her research.

Greg Jr. looked up to and respected his father and became involved in the mafia by working for his father. He was a capo in the Colombo crime family. When his father was ill with AIDS and facing arrest, he convinced his son to confess to his crimes, promising that he and DeVecchio, an FBI agent working with Greg Scarpa Sr., would make sure he did not get sentenced to more than a couple of years at a prison close to home. Greg took his father at his word. However, after his trial, he was sentenced to 20 years and sent to a Federal prison a long distance from his family in Brooklyn. A deal he makes with the Feds goes sour as Greg delivers on his end, but the Feds reneg on their promise to shorten his sentence. Instead he is sent to a maximum security prison where he remains in his cell 23 hours a day. Sandra Harmon offers to try to help Greg Jr. by looking into pro bono attorneys and he begins to send her endless pages about his life. One of the most shocking revelations included in their conversations was information that Greg Jr. provided the FBI, concerning the 9/11 attacks, that he got from an inmate and were ignored.

Ms. Harman had gotten so involved and had so much information she was called by both the prosecution and defense for DeVecchio’s trial.

For the entire interview and many more details go to: Gangsters Inc

To read a chapter of Ms. Harmon’s book and letters from Greg Jr: Mafia Son

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