Ray Ferritto

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Ray Ferritto (c.1929 - May 10, 2004) was a mob hitman for the Cleveland crime family who murdered gangster Danny Greene in 1977.

In the 70s, Greene began competing with the Cleveland family for control of union rackets, resulting in a violent mob war. During this period, there were almost 40 car bombings in Cleveland and eight failed attempts to kill Greene. Finally, Cleveland family bosses Jack "Jack White" Licavoli and Angelo "Big Ange" Lonardo contracted Ferritto to assassinate Greene.

On October 6, 1977, Greene was at his dentist's office. Ferritto and Ronald "The Crab" Carabbia parked a car containing an improvised explosive device (IED) in the side door, next to Greene's car. When Greene started entering his car, Caribbia detonated the IED and killed Greene instantly. A witness saw Ferritto drive away from the murder scene and a few days later the police arrested Ferritto. The State of Ohio indicted Licavoli, Lonardo, Ferritto, Carabbia and 15 other members of the Cleveland Family for the Greene murder. When Ferritto learned that the Cleveland family wanted him dead, he became a government witness and testified against his co-defendants in the 1978 trial.

Ferritto also claimed responsibility for the 1969 killing of Cleveland gangster Julius Anthony Petro. He served less than four years in prison for both murders. Ferritto retired in 2000 and moved to Florida, where he died four years later of congestive heart failure at age 75.

In the mid 1990s, Ray Ferritto was reportedly seen in Petaluma, California.