Opinion ID: 1212404
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The Murder of Nicky Guido

Text: After Hydell's kidnaping and murder, Casso instructed Kaplan to ask Santoro for the address and a photograph of Nicky Guido, who was mentioned in the packet of information on the attempted assassination of Casso. Santoro, after consulting Eppolito, reported to Kaplan that Eppolito would provide the information for $4,000. Casso considered the request greedy, given that he had added an unsolicited $5,000 bonus for the Hydell kidnaping; he refused to pay for the information on Guido, stating that he would get it another way. On December 25, 1986, Casso caused the murder of a man called Nicky Guido, but it was not the Nicky Guido referred to in the information packet. Santoro and Eppolito told Kaplan that Casso would have gotten the right Nicky Guido if Casso had been willing to pay $4,000 for the information.