Editing Frank Costello (section)

=== Assassination attempt and aftermath ===
[[File:Vito Genovese.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Vito Genovese]]'s mugshot]]
In 1956, Adonis, a powerful Costello ally, chose deportation to Italy over a long prison sentence. His departure left Costello weakened, but Genovese still had to neutralize one more powerful Costello ally, [[Albert Anastasia|Anastasia]], who had taken over the [[Gambino crime family|Mangano crime family]] after the disappearance of boss [[Vincent Mangano]] and the murder of his brother [[Philip Mangano]] on April 14, 1951.<ref name="shot dead">{{cite news|title=Aide of Joe Adonis is Found Shot Dead|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1951/04/20/87242113.pdf|access-date=26 February 2012|newspaper=New York Times|date=April 20, 1951}}</ref>

In early 1957, Genovese decided to move on Costello. Genovese ordered [[Vincent Gigante]] to murder Costello, and on May 2, 1957, Gigante shot and wounded Costello outside his apartment building.<ref name="costello shot">{{cite news|title=Costello is Shot Entering Home; Gunman Escapes Wound|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1957/05/03/317458602.pdf|access-date=31 December 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=May 3, 1957}}</ref> The altercation persuaded Costello to relinquish power to Genovese and retire. Genovese then controlled what is now called the [[Genovese crime family]]. A doorman identified Gigante as the gunman, but in 1958 Costello testified that he was unable to recognize his assailant; Gigante was acquitted of attempted murder.<ref name=nyt191205>[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/20/obituaries/vincent-gigante-mob-boss-who-feigned-incompetence-to-avoid-jail.html Vincent Gigante, Mob Boss Who Feigned Incompetence to Avoid Jail, Dies at 77], by [[Selwyn Raab]], The New York Times, December 19, 2005</ref>

On October 25, 1957, Anastasia was murdered at the barber shop of the [[Park Central Hotel|Park Sheraton Hotel]] at 56th Street and 7th Avenue in [[Midtown Manhattan|Manhattan]].<ref name="anastasia slain">{{cite news|title=Anastasia Slain in a Hotel Here: Led Murder, Inc.|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1957/10/26/84978719.pdf|access-date=24 June 2012|quote=Death took The Executioner yesterday. Umberto (called Albert) Anastasia, master killer for Murder, Inc., a homicidal gangster troop that plagued the city from 1931 to 1940, was murdered by two gunmen. ... |newspaper=[[New York Times]]|date=October 26, 1957}}</ref> [[Carlo Gambino]] was expected to be proclaimed boss of Anastasia's family at the November 14, 1957 [[Apalachin Meeting]] that Genovese called to discuss the future of ''Cosa Nostra'' in light of his takeover.<ref>{{harvnb|Davis|1994|pages=83–84}}</ref> When police raided the meeting, to the detriment of Genovese's reputation, Gambino's appointment was postponed to a later meeting in New York City.<ref>{{harvnb|Davis|1994|pages=88–90}}</ref>

In 1959, Genovese was convicted of selling a large quantity of heroin. On April 17, 1959, Genovese was sentenced to 15 years in the [[Atlanta Federal Penitentiary]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref name="15 years">{{cite news|last=Feinberg|first=Alexander|title=Genovese is Given 15 Years in Prison in Narcotics Case|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/04/18/80770381.pdf|access-date=15 January 2012|newspaper=New York Times|date=April 18, 1959}}</ref>