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Back Stories: 'Sammy The Bull' Gravano Turns On John Gotti

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- Irene Cornell was in the courtroom when Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano turned rat and testified against John Gotti in his third federal trial.

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Hear her recount the whole story, including how the government saved Gravano's life... twice.

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