William "Billy Batts" Bentvena (January 19, 1921 – June 12, 1970), also known as William Devino, was a New York mobster with the Gambino crime family who was a longtime friend of John Gotti in the 1960s. After spending six years in prison for narcotics trafficking, Bentvena was murdered by Lucchese crime family associate Tommy DeSimone, with the help of fellow Lucchese associates Jimmy Burke and Henry Hill.
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19 January 1921 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Died |
12 June 1970 (aged 49) Connecticut, U.S.
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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