The Sopranos - Characters who sleep with the fishes

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Sleeps With The Fishes (RIP) *Note: This is NOT a complete Sopranos body count!*
Jackie Aprile, Jr. Jason Cerbone		Gigi Cestone John Fiore
Because Jackie Jr. masterminding the botched robbery in episode #38 - Amour Fou, Tony places the decision of how severely to deal with him squarely on Ralph's shoulders. Ralphie pretends he doesn't know where Jackie is hiding out, and tries to pass the decision back to Tony to no avail. Everyone knows he's hiding out in the Boonton Projects and poor foolish Jackie even calls Tony and begs for his life. Vito shoots him in the back of the head in the park, and his death is blamed on drug dealers.		Best known for wacking Philly Parisi... died on the crapper, just like Elvis.
Sal "Big Pussy" Bompensiero Vincent Pastore		Richie Aprile David Proval
Turns out Tony's earlier suspicions weren't so off base. Pussy was working with the feds since he got busted on drug trafficking charges. Tony, Silvio and Paulie take him to test a boat. The sea-going trip ends with them tossing his body in the ocean during Episode #26 - Funhouse. Survived by wife, Angela, and his sons.		Richie, Jackie's older brother, gets out of prison in Episode #16 - Toodle-fuckin-oo. He returns to Jersey, immediately starts giving Tony trouble and rekindles his relationship with Janice. By Episode #25 - The Knight in White Satin Armor it appears Richie is about to become Tony's brother-in-law, but that doesn't happen. Silvio is given the word to take care of him, but after Richie punches Janice, she gets a handgun and shoots him herself.
Matt Bevalaqua Lillo Brancato, Jr.		Sean Gismonte Chris Tardio
Sean's partner in the attempted assassination of Christopher. Pussy and Tony end his life in Episode #22 - From Where to Eternity.		Sean was one of Christopher's crew, but he and Matt didn't feel they were moving up the ladder as quickly as they could. Shot by Christopher during a lame-ass attempt to win Richie's favor in Episode #21 - Full Leather Jacket.
Philly "Spoons" Parisi Dan Grimaldi		Mikey Palmice Al Sapienza
Philly, and his big mouth, were eliminated by Gigi Cestone in Episode #14 - Guy Walks Into A Psychiatrist's Office because Tony had to make it safe for Dr. Melfi to come back. Survived by his twin brother, Patsy (who Tony's now keeping an eye on).		Mikey was Uncle Junior's right-hand man during the first season. He was also a real prick and Tony despised him. Paulie and Christopher shoot him in the woods during Episode #13 - I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano. Survived by his wife, Jojo, and son, Francis Albert.
Chucky Signore Sal Ruffino		Jimmy Altieri Joseph Badalucco Jr.
Chucky is Mikey P's pal, and the guy most likely to take Tony out after the original hit fails. This means they've got to get him first, so Tony shoots him on his boat and with Silvio's help, makes him disappear in Episode #13 - I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano.		Jimmy was a capo, but he was also wearing a wire for the feds. Tony was just relieved to find out that the rat wasn't Pussy. Christopher leads him into a trap and Silvio kills him. His body is found in an alley with a rat stuffed in his mouth during Episode #13 - I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano.
Detective Vin Makazian John Heard		Rusty Irish Christopher J. Quinn Chris Quinn answers the Sopranoland Seven Questions!
Makazian was a cop with a gambling problem, so he sold information to Tony in order to help reduce his debt. In Episode #11 - Nobody Knows Anything, after getting busted during a vice raid at Madam Debbie's, he takes a header off the Route 1 bridge.		Rusty Irish was the drug dealer Mikey P. tossed over Paterson Falls (at Uncle Junior's request) in Episode #6 - Pax Soprana. His demise makes certain capos very sad, due to the reduction of their income.
Giacomo "Jackie" Aprile Michael Rispoli		Brendan Filone Anthony DeSando
Jackie was the acting boss at the beginning of season one. Unfortunately, he is diagnosed with cancer and passes away in the hospital in Episode #4 - Meadowlands. Survived by his wife, Rosalie and son Jackie, Jr.		Brendan was Christopher's friend and partner in crime. He was also a screwup, with a nasty meth habit. However, people who don't play by the rules don't last very long in this type of life. Mikey P. kills him in the bathtub while Uncle Junior watches during Episode #3 - Denial, Anger, Acceptance.

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