Ex-Mafia boss: ‘I’m asking for redemption’

Lydia Houghton  |  People
Date posted:  25 Jun 2025
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Ex-Mafia boss: ‘I’m asking for redemption’

Mark Francey (left) baptising Salvatore Gravano (right). Source: YouTube

A self-confessed former “underboss of the most powerful organised crime family in the country”[US] has been baptised.

Salvatore Gravano – widely known as “Sammy the Bull” Gravano – underwent water baptism, declaring he’s asking for forgiveness “not from a judge or jury, but from God.”

In a recent YouTube interview with US-based pastor Mark Francey, Gravano said: “I’m asking Jesus for redemption, and peace.”

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