He waited a few hours, and when they didn't return, he went to sleep. Police arrived a few hours later at Smith's home and told his mother that they feared Frank was dead in her car. They asked me if I was looking for vengeance. After two sitdowns between leaders of both families, the Colombos agreed to spare Smith but he still feared that Cacace was still going to have him killed. They killed Eddie and Vinny.
Dumb luck can work many ways, however.
Sometimes it can get you convicted for a cocaine deal and sentenced to 15 years in prison for a crime you didn't commit, and save your life at the same time. Two members of the most prolific crew of mob killers ever assembled were part of the hit team in the 1987 double murder for which Frank Smith is awaiting trial, according to FBI reports obtained by Gang Land. Testa, Senter and DeMeo were part of the Murder Machine, a vicious crew that cut up the bodies of their victims, packed them in cardboard boxes and disposed of them in commercial garbage bins. The FBI suspects the crew in an additional 100 to 125 slayings. Smith was indicted on murder charges two months ago and is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing in Brooklyn Supreme Court tomorrow.