Edward “Tall Guy” Garofalo Jr. ek prasiddh naam hai jo Italian-American mafia se jude hue hain, khaaskar Colombo crime family ke saath. Unka jeevan aparadhik gatividhiyon aur vyaktigat sangharshon se bhara raha hai.
Garofalo ka janm ek aise parivaar mein hua jo mafia se gahra sambandh rakhta tha. Unhone apne jeevan mein kai aparadhik gatividhiyon mein bhaag liya, jinmein hatya ki saazish, gawaahon ko dhamkana, aur vasooli shamil hain. Unki patni, Alicia DiMichele, ek reality TV show “Mob Wives” ki star hain, jinhone apne pati ke aparadhik pichhle ko lekar kaafi charcha mein rahi hain.
December 2013 mein, 46 varshiya Garofalo ko Brooklyn Federal Court mein saat varsh ki saja sunayi gayi. Unpar hatya ki saazish, gawaahon ko dhamkana, aur vasooli jaise arop siddh hue the. Saja ke dauran, unki patni Alicia bhi maujood thi, jo apne pati ke saath apne sambandh aur unke aparadhik karyakalap ke kaaran media ki nazron mein rahi hain. Alicia khud bhi embezzlement ke arop mein doshi payi gayi thi, jismein unhone aur unke pati ne apni trucking company ke madhyam se union funds ka durupyog kiya tha. Iske liye unhe bhi saja ka samna karna pada.
Garofalo ka parivaarik jeevan bhi kaafi uljhan bhara raha hai. Unke pita, Edward Garofalo Sr., ko 1990 mein Gambino crime family ke sadasyon ne hatya kar di thi, jo us samay ke boss John Gotti ke aadesh par ki gayi thi. Yeh hatya Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano ke crew dwara anjaam di gayi thi. Yeh wahi Gravano hain jinke saath Garofalo ke parivaarik sambandh bhi hain, kyunki unki patni Alicia ne “Mob Wives” show mein Gravano ki beti Karen ke saath kaam kiya hai. Yeh sambandh aur vyaktigat ranjishen unke jeevan ko aur bhi pechida banati hain.
Garofalo ki saja ke dauran, unhe kai swasthya samasyaon ka samna karna pada. Unhone jail mein teen varsh bitae, jismein unka swasthya aur bhi bigad gaya. Unki patni Alicia ne bhi is dauran apne jeevan ko naye tareeke se jeene ka prayaas kiya aur apna fashion brand shuru kiya.
Aaj, Eddie Garofalo Jr. jail se riha ho chuke hain aur apni nayi zindagi jeene ka prayaas kar rahe hain. Halanki, mafia ki duniya se nikalna aasaan nahi hota, isliye unke aage ka safar bhi utna hi romanchak ho sakta hai jitna unka pichhla jeevan raha hai.