This goo was worth a point in December 2022.

publication date: Saturday, December 17, 2022 (part of December 2022)

category: Crime

clue: Whether he was a Wiseguy or a Goodfella, this half-Irish Mafioso probably didn't deserve to enter a Blue Heaven after he died.

explanation: Hill was a New York mobster who famously testified against his Mafia associates and went into witness protection, as depicted in the book Wiseguy and the movies Goodfellas and My Blue Heaven. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky


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