NEW YORK, NY – Former Gambino crime family associate, Anthony Senter, convicted for his involvement in at least 11 murders during the 1970s and 1980s, has been granted parole after serving 35 years of a life sentence.

Federal authorities once viewed Senter as a stone cold hitman and sentenced him to life plus 20 years in 1989 for his violent career as a mob hitman. However, the U.S. Parole Commission recently approved his release, with the Department of Justice spokeswoman conveying that Senter’s release in June 2024 would not endanger the public welfare.

Known as a former button man for the Gambino crime family, Senter, along with six other mobsters, also faced charges of organized crime, including narcotics trafficking and extortion. Senter and his crew engaged in a series of brutal murders out of the Gemini Lounge in Flatlands, Brooklyn, perpetrating crimes in their community and beyond, causing a lasting impact on victims’ families years later.

Senter, along with another mobster, Joseph Testa, earned the moniker “Gemini Twins” for the brutal approach they took in carrying out murder. The pair committed scores of murders in the 1970s and 80s under the leadership of Roy DeMeo, a central figure in the Gambino crime family. Dominick Mantigilio, a witness in Senter’s trial, testified that the targets of these murders were met with silence and betrayal when lured into a fatal trap by the crew.

Senter lived a life of violence, a product of his upbringing in the underbelly of New York’s organized crime world. Growing up in a neighborhood where lawlessness and tragedy was frequent, he eventually fell in with the grimworld, earning a reputation as a hotheaded triggerman. Witnesses to Senter’s tirades and furious actions give insight into his personality and strong traits, his criminal pursuits crafted with chilling proactivity and ruthless behavior.

The release of the infamous former mob hitman, known for his participation in nebulous crimes, followed the approval by the U.S. Parole Commission. The decision sparked outrage and disbelief among the friends and families of Senter’s victims, for whom memories of the violent gangland activities of the notorious crew of violent mobsters perpetuated intense grief and haunted recollections of past encounters.