Behind the sixmilliondollar cash haul that shook the world is a nonfiction book written by daniel simone in collaboration with henry hill. The movie tells the rise and fall of mob associate henry hill ray liotta, from his days as a teenager fascinated by the criminal life and mafia presence in his italianamerican neighborhood in brooklyn, to the lufthansa heist and his decision to work as. The robbery, which was the brainchild of mobster henry hill and which still stands as the biggest cash theft ever on american soil, has been popularized in books and films, most notably in martin. Henry hill photo above on the right was the star character in nick pileggis book, wiseguy, and also in martin scorseses movie, goodfellas. Dec 10, 2018 the december 11, 1978 lufthansa heist was the most infamous caper in u. But a lot of people directly involved with the crime ended up dead. On december 11, 1978, a daring armed robbery rocked kennedy airport, resulting in the largest unrecovered cash haul in world history, totaling six million dollars. Gus russo is a freelance author and investigative reporter. Aug 01, 2015 from henry hill himself, the lufthansa heist is the last book he worked on before his 2012 death. Goodfellas mobster henry hill took estee lauder out while. From henry hill himself, in the last book he worked on before his 2012 death. Goodfellas, john gotti and the lufthansa heist gorilla. Jun 18, 2019 the robbery, which was the brainchild of mobster henry hill and which still stands as the biggest cash theft ever on american soil, has been popularized in books and films, most notably in martin. The lufthansa heist is not a great book, but it is a good one and fun to read.
In july 2015, rowman and littlefield published a book titled the lufthansa heist, coauthored by daniel simone and mobsterturnedinformant henry hill. Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of goodfellas, the lufthansa heist. For over twenty years, henry hill lived the high life as a powerful member of the lucchese crime family, a life immortalized in martin scorseses classic film goodfellas. The lufthansa heist audiobook henry hill, daniel simone.
The book includes portions of an unpublished interview with henry hill, a confidant of jimmy burke, who masterminded the lufthansa heist. On december 11, 1978, a daring armed robbery rocked kennedy airport. Mafia associates say the reallife henry hill played a minor role in the 1978 kennedy airport heist, and they disparaged him on recordings played friday in the trial of mobster vincent asaro. The lufthansa heist by henry hill meet your next favorite book. Its well written in the style of a novel, and though some dialogues and aspects of the story seem to have been contrived, nonetheless the principal. Author nicholas pileggi talks about the colorful figure he profiled in the 1986 book wiseguy. On december 11th, 1978, a daring armed robbery rocked kennedy airport, resulting in the largest unrecovered cash haul in world history, totaling six million dollars.
Henry hill was a member of the lucchese crime family, police informant and inspiration for the martin scorsese movie goodfellas. According to the book the lufthansa heist by lucchese mafiosoturnedfbi informant henry hill, edwards was an aspiring blues guitarist. This full account brings readers behind the heist memorialized in goodfellas, a crime that has baffled law enforcement for decades. Informants testimony about 1978 lufthansa heist sheds new. From henry hill himself, the lufthansa heist is the last book he worked on before his 2012 death. The,000word book is coauthored by journalist robert sberna and cicale. Henry hill when henry hill entered the witness protection program, he was certain that his criminal days had finally come to an end. But a new book that henry hill worked on shortly before his death in 2012, with author daniel simone, has been released to fill in all the missing details. Jan 25, 2014 the book, with the tentative title the lufthansa heist, details the 1978 armed robbery at jfk airport that was masterminded by hill and wiseguy jimmy the gent burke. Sep 18, 2017 the story comes courtesy of the 1986 nonfiction bestseller wiseguy that detailed the life of lucchese crime family associate henry hill, as well as his comrades like james jimmy the gent burke and thomas desimone, and their involvement in the infamous lufthansa heist. The real story of the lufthansa heist, the mafia, and murder by anthony destefano was released. The lufthansa heist by henry hill, claims mobster tommy.
This full account that brings the reader behind the heist memorialized in goodfellas that has baffled law enforcement for decades. Aug 06, 2015 the lufthansa heist is structured, in theory, to alternate between thirdperson narration and henry hill s point of view, but nothing in the text differentiates the first and thirdperson accounts. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the lufthansa heist. The lufthansa heist audiobook by henry hill, daniel. Behind the sixmillion dollar cash haul that shook the world is available now and the book describes how a young. Henry hill helped authorities bring convictions against over fifty major criminals, both in the us and abroad. Oct 24, 2015 mafia associates say the reallife henry hill played a minor role in the 1978 kennedy airport heist, and they disparaged him on recordings played friday in the trial of mobster vincent asaro. Kennedy international airport in new york cityat the time the biggest cash theft to have taken place in the united states. This is one of the many interviews daniel simone did with the late henry hill in preparation to jointly write their upcoming book, the lufthansa heist. Gangsters insult goodfellas character henry hill in. Sberna interviewed henry hill in 1989 while hill was living in california. After reading gansters and goodfellas, watching the goodfellas movie, and most importantly reading on the runa mafia childhood by his kids gregg and gina hill you realize henry wasnt misunderstood. Jimmy burkes crew of seven armed bandits raided the lufthansa cargo hangar at kennedy airport.
On december 11th, 1978, a daring armed robbery rocked the inside storyfrom the organizer himselfof the largest unrecovered cash haul in history. The story comes courtesy of the 1986 nonfiction bestseller wiseguy that detailed the life of lucchese crime family associate henry hill, as well as his comrades like james jimmy the gent burke and thomas desimone, and their involvement in the infamous lufthansa heist. One of the organizers of the sensational burglary, henry hill, who passed away in 2012, in collaboration with daniel simone, has penned an unprecedented tellall about the robbery with neverbeforeunveiled details, particulars only known to an insider. Feb 11, 2014 this is one of the many interviews daniel simone did with the late henry hill in preparation to jointly write their upcoming book, the lufthansa heist. Jul, 2015 the lufthansa heist book comes out in august. The lufthansa heist audiobook by henry hill, daniel simone. Jun 15, 2012 exwiseguy henry hill always had a ringside table. Behind the sixmilliondollar cash haul that shook the world ebook written by henry hill, daniel simone.
Burke was never officially charged for anything in connection to the heist, and died in prison from cancer on april, 1996. In 2012, henry hill collaborated with the author, daniel simone, in writing and developing a nonfiction book titled, the lufthansa heist, a portrayal of the famous 1978 lufthansa airline robbery at kennedy airport. The book, with the tentative title the lufthansa heist, details the 1978 armed robbery at jfk airport that was masterminded by hill and wiseguy. Henry hills most popular book is the lufthansa heist. Mar 16, 2020 the movie tells the rise and fall of mob associate henry hill ray liotta, from his days as a teenager fascinated by the criminal life and mafia presence in his italianamerican neighborhood in brooklyn, to the lufthansa heist and his decision to work as an informant to avoid either ending in jail or being killed. Supplied hill heard the specifics surrounding desimones murder from sal polisi, a gotti confidant he met in. He is the coauthor of the wiseguy cookbook and a goodfellas guide to new york. The lufthansa heist by henry hill overdrive rakuten. Apr 07, 2015 the book also says, three pages later in the paperback edition on page 224, that a lufthansa cargo worker idd desimones mug shot and fingered him as the gunman in the jfk heist. The lufthansa heist is structured, in theory, to alternate between thirdperson narration and henry hills point of view, but nothing in the text differentiates the first and thirdperson accounts. The inside storyfrom the organizer himselfof the largest unrecovered cash haul in history. Supplied hill heard the specifics surrounding desimones murder from sal polisi, a gotti confidant he met in the witness protection program.
Behind the sixmilliondollar cash haul that shook the world. Goodfellas mobster henry hill took estee lauder out. The narration shifts between the authors voice and henry hill s voice, which personalizes the storytelling. Of the many suspected participants, almost all of whom were involved in organized crime, only one was ever. The basis of the book, i guess, are the relationships henry hill had with his business partners, his wife and children, and his girlfriends. Henry hill has 34 books on goodreads with 1277 ratings. The lufthansa heist is structured, in theory, to alternate between thirdperson narration and henry hill s point of view, but nothing in the text differentiates the first and thirdperson accounts. Before becoming a writer, daniel simone was an aerospace engineer who worked on the apollo lunar modules. Henry hill s most popular book is the lufthansa heist.