Gregory Scarpa aka “The Grim Reaper,” was an American Capo and hitman for the Colombo Crime Family. He was recruited by the FBI to find information on 3 civil rights activists who were murdered by the KKK. He learned the location of the bodies by pistol whipping a Klansman and putting a gun in his mouth. Scarpa is believed by the FBI to have murdered 100 to 120 people.
Wikipedia continues: "Once Scarpa arrived in Mississippi, local FBI agents allegedly provided him with a gun and money to pay for information. Scarpa and an FBI agent allegedly pistol-whipped and kidnapped Lawrence Byrd, a TV salesman and secret Klansman, from his store in Laurel, Mississippi and took him to Camp Shelby, a local Army base. Scarfa severely beat Byrd and stuck a gun barrel down his throat, forcing Byrd to reveal the location of the graves.
Gregory Scarpa, Sr. (May 8, 1928 – June 4, 1994)
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