Gangland killings often involve pistols, which though compact
and lethal, still need to be disposed of to prevent being
traced. I would favor slipping the guns into a crucible of
molten steel or iron, but such hot metal is seldom available and
other methods must be found. The Scene of the Crime In this case
the reputed leader of the New England La Cosa Nostra allegedly
ordered two subordinates to kill an individual, one Raymond
Curcio. The intended victim was lured into a car to assist in a
burglary. Instead, he received two bullets in the back of the
head and his body was left in the car. There was no prosecution
for 15 years until police divers recovered two pistols from
Canada Pond in Rhode Island. The police were acting on testimony
from one of the killers who was apparently trying for a reduced
sentence. Divers brought up the two pistols that had allegedly
been used in the murder. One was a .32-caliber automatic and the
other a .38-caliber revolver, both of which supposedly spent 15
years at the bottom o