Gangster family 'buried victims in double-decker coffins'

A New York gangster family said to be the inspiration for the mob drama The Sopranos used "double-decker" coffins to dispose of murder victims, a court has heard.

Gangster family 'buried victims in double-decker coffins'

A New York gangster family said to be the inspiration for the mob drama The Sopranos used "double-decker" coffins to dispose of murder victims, a court has heard.

For decades, victims of the DeCavalcante clan were concealed in hidden compartments in coffins designed by the late gangster undertaker Carlo Corsentino.

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