The Terrifying Story of Tommy "Karate" Pitera: America's Most Feared Mafia Hitman

The Terrifying Story of Tommy "Karate" Peter: America's Most Feared Mafia Hitman Tommy "Karate" Peter: The Bushido Assassin who terrorized the streets from the 70s to 90s. A made man in the Bonanno crime family, he earned his nickname after training in Japan for 3 years, returning as a deadly martial artist turned professional hitman. With 15 murders matched to the same .22 caliber gun and possibly responsible for 34 other killings nationwide, Tommy Karate became the mob's answer to a ninja assassin. Federal authorities described his murders as "a direct challenge from the mob to the US government." In this video, we explore: How Tommy got his start after being inspired by Bruce Lee in The Green Hornet His time living in a Japanese dojo and working at a chopsticks factory His deadly career robbing and killing drug dealers The gruesome details of his dismemberment techniques How he crossed paths with other notorious criminals like Mark Ryder The infamous Billy Bright case and its connection to the Aryan Brotherhood Tommy's current life in prison, where he still practices martial arts daily Currently serving five life sentences since 1990, Tommy "Karate" Peter remains one of the most dangerous men the American mafia ever produced. #MafiaHistory #OrganizedCrime #TommyKarate #TrueCrime #MobHitman #22Killer