Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano said he planned the incident on Dec. 16, 1985, that left Paul Castellano dead outside Sparks Steak House, paving the way for John Gotti to become the new Gambino family crime boss. Watch "Truth and Lies: The Last Gangster" - premiering tonight at 8/7c on ABC. Stream next day on Hulu. https://abcn.ws/3tVRiID | ABC 20/20

Forty years ago today, December 16th, 1985, Paul “Big Paul” Castellano was shot and k*lled in front of Sparks Steak House in Manhattan. It sent shockwaves through New York and through every crime family, and I remember it like it was yesterday because I was deeply entrenched in that life – and three days later I was indicted on a major racketeering case myself. In this sit down, I walk you through what that hit meant to us on the street, what we really thought about Castellano as a boss, how Joh