We jump right into Part 2 Continuation of Gabrielle's Mafia Story. We find out when she first met Peter Raneri, New York Colombo Mafia Crime Family
Associate, in September 1984. He would soon become her husband.
They met in a bar in Vienna Austria.
Gabrielle talks about feeling like Julia Roberts in Pretty Women, except she was no escort. But the way Peter showered her with flowers and gifts and attention definitely intrigued her.
Especially after her ex oil sheikh boyfriend became a threat and Peter stepped right in and swept her off her feet.
Gabrielle kept hearing about Peter's best friends, Larry, Michael and Sunny. She had no idea at the time that they were Mob Bosses, Sunny Franzese, Michael Franzese and Lawrence Salvatore Iorizzo.
Larry Iorizzo had chartered a 747 plane to fly the entire wedding party, including friends and family from New York to Vienna for his oldest daughter Carol's wedding.
Gabrielle kept wondering what they did for business since she had never seen anyone live this kind of lifestyle and she was always told they did Import/Export.
Being young and naive she believed every word.
Peter proposed one month after meeting Gabrielle and she said yes.
From one day to the next things started getting very tense and stressful and Gabrielle had no idea what was going on and was always told not to worry.
Larry's daughters wedding was called off, the 747 cancelled.
Peter was on the phone with Sunny and Michael non stop.
Gabrielle then shares about Larry Iorizzo's arrest in Panama, how he was kidnapped at gunpoint. Michael Franzese threatening to kill his son Larry jun if Larry sr. didn't do the right thing.
Larry Iorizzo and their clan were very friendly with President Manuel Noriega and they had lived a life of luxury, owning yachts, jet planes and cleared millions of dollars weekly.
Gabrielle tells about Peter's successful restaurants Raneri's in Smithtown New York and how that led Peter into the Mafia lifestyle himself, after the restaurants became a Mob hangout.
After Larry got kidnapped he was put on a plane to Miami and arrived into the welcoming arms of FBI agents.
Everything started to unravel - Gabrielle literally met Peter weeks before all this started happening.
Peter told Gabrielle that he had to go to America for 2 months and talked her into coming with him.
Gabrielle thought - Anyone can do anything for 2 months ....................
TO BE CONTINUED
Party with Miss Polly:
What does the term "SUPERMAN" mean?
Question of the Day:
If your exes Mom unfollows you on Social Media would you unfollow them back?