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Wilfred “Willie Boy” Johnson

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Wilfred “Willie Boy” Johnson Famous memorial

Birth
Canarsie, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
29 Aug 1988 (aged 52)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Middle Village, Queens County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Organized Crime Figure. He was an associate in the Gambino Organized Crime Family and close friend of mobster John Gotti. He was also a "Top Echelon" informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigations from 1966 until 1985. He provided the FBI information on John Gotti and other Gambino Family members (his code name was "Wahoo" because he was part American-Indian). The FBI revealed the fact that Johnson was an informant in a 1985 hearing but he refused to enter the Witness Protection Program. In 1988 was shot to death in a hail of 18 bullets in front of his home in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.
Organized Crime Figure. He was an associate in the Gambino Organized Crime Family and close friend of mobster John Gotti. He was also a "Top Echelon" informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigations from 1966 until 1985. He provided the FBI information on John Gotti and other Gambino Family members (his code name was "Wahoo" because he was part American-Indian). The FBI revealed the fact that Johnson was an informant in a 1985 hearing but he refused to enter the Witness Protection Program. In 1988 was shot to death in a hail of 18 bullets in front of his home in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.

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JOHNSON
BELOVED HUSBAND & FATHER
9-29-35 WILFRED 8-29-88
WE ENTRUST OUR PRECIOUS
LOVE UNTO THEE OH LORD


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  • Added: Aug 15, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6102/wilfred-johnson: accessed ), memorial page for Wilfred “Willie Boy” Johnson (29 Sep 1935–29 Aug 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6102, citing Saint John Cemetery and Mausoleum, Middle Village, Queens County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.