 Dellacroce had already taken a liking to Gotti, and the two became even closer during this time.The two were very similar—both had strong violent streaks, cursed a lot, and were heavy gamblers.After Emanuel Gambino, nephew to boss Carlo Gambino, was kidnapped and murdered in 1973, Gotti was assigned to the hit team alongside Ruggiero and Ralph Galione in search for the main suspect, gangster James McBratney.