User:Sumnjim/Sopranos/Deaths
The following is a list of deaths from the HBO series, The Sopranos.
Over the course of the series 93 human characters died.
Seasons
[edit]| # | Deceased | Cause of Death | Murderer | Episode Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Kolar | Gunshot wound to the back of the head, three subsequent gunshot wounds. | Christopher Moltisanti | The Sopranos |
| 2 | Hector Anthony | Gunshot wound (location unknown). The weapon that killed Anthony was accidentally dropped by one of Brendan Filone's goons. | Special K | 46 Long |
| 3 | Brendan Filone | Gunshot wound clean through the eye while he was in his bathtub, on orders from Uncle Junior for hijacking trucks without permission. | Mikey Palmice | Denial, Anger, Acceptance |
| 4 | Giacomo "Jackie" Aprile, Sr. | Cancer. | n/a | Meadowlands |
| 5 | Fabian "Febby" Petrullio a.k.a. Fred Peters |
Strangulation. Petrullio ratted out a friend of Paulie and Pussy's and then joined the witness protection program | Tony Soprano | College |
| 6 | Dominic Capri | Drug overdose. Grandson of Uncle Junior's tailor, the 14 year old committed suicide after taking drugs acquired from Rusty Irish. | Dominic Capri | Pax Soprana |
| 7 | Rusty Irish | Blunt force trauma (likely). Irish was thrown over Paterson Falls because he gave drugs to Dominic. | Mikey Palmice & Joseph Marino | |
| 8 | "Juan Valdez" | Gunshot wound to the forehead. Valdez was drug dealer who operated in Soprano territory in Newark and was shot during a robbery. | Paulie Walnuts | A Hit Is a Hit |
| 9 | Vin Makazian | Suicide by drowning after jumping off of a bridge. Makazian had been arrested and was in high debt. | Vin Makazian | Nobody Knows Anything |
| 10 | Mariolina Capuano | Natural Causes. | n/a | Isabella |
| 11 | Donnie Paduana | Gunshot wound to the head. Killed on orders from Uncle Junior for suggesting Livia wanted her son assassinated. | Mikey Palmice | |
| 12 | William Clayborn | Gunshot wound to the head. Accidentally killed by his partner during the attempted assassination on Tony. | Rasheen Ray | |
| 13 | Jimmy Altieri | Gunshot wound to the back of the head. Killed for being an FBI informant. | Silvio Dante | I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano |
| 14 | Chucky Signore | Multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen. Killed for conspiring with Uncle Junior to kill Tony. | Tony Soprano | |
| 15 | Mikey Palmice | Multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen. Killed for conspiring with Uncle Junior to kill Tony. | Christopher Moltisanti & Paulie Walnuts |
- Total: 15
| # | Deceased | Cause of Death | Murderer | Episode Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Jennifer Melfi's Patient | committed suicide. | n/a | Guy Walks Into a Psychiatrist's Office... |
| 2 | Phillip "Philly Spoons" Parisi | Gunshot wound to the head. Killed for telling people that Tony likes "to fluff his mother's pillows" (wants her dead). | Gigi Cestone | |
| 3 | Freddy Capuano | Supposedly killed for spreading rumors. | Unknown | Do Not Resuscitate |
| 4 | Rev. Herman James Sr. | Natural causes while sleeping. | n/a | |
| 5 | Jimmy Bones | Blunt force trauma to the head. An Elvis impersonator, Bones was killed with a hammer after seeing Pussy speaking with his FBI contact | Big Pussy Bonpensiero | Commendatori |
| 6 | Tom Giglione, Sr. | Head trauma (likely). | n/a | The Happy Wanderer |
| 7 | Waldemar Wyczchuk | Philadelphia underworld figure and alleged shylock, executed by explosion. Skip Lipari brings the information to Big Pussy. | Unknown assassin | D-Girl |
| 8 | Sean Gismonte | Gunshot wound to the head. Killed during the shootout when he and Matthew Bevilaqua attempted to murder Christopher Moltisanti. | Christopher Moltisanti | Full Leather Jacket |
| 9 | Matthew Bevilaqua | Multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest. Executed by Pussy and Tony after he attempted to kill Christopher. | Tony Soprano & Big Pussy Bonpensiero | From Where to Eternity |
| 10 | Richie Aprile | Gunshot wound to the chest; gunshot wound to the forehead. Killed by his fiancee, Janice Soprano, after he punched her in a domestic dispute. | Janice Soprano | The Knight in White Satin Armor |
| 11 | Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero | Multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, neck, and head. Killed for being an FBI informant. | Tony Soprano, Silvio Dante & Paulie Walnuts | Funhouse |
- Total: 11
| # | Deceased | Cause of Death | Murderer | Episode Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livia Soprano | Stroke while sleeping. | n/a | Proshai, Livushka |
| 2 | Fabrizio "Febby" Viola | Cancer. | n/a | Another Toothpick |
| 3 | Salvatore "Mustang Sally" Intile | Gunshot wound through the side of the head. Killed for beating Bryan Spatafore with a golf club. | Bobby Bacala, Sr. | |
| 4 | Carlos | Gunshot wound to the chest and then the head. Killed because he was with Mustang Sally when he was killed. | Bobby Bacala, Sr. | |
| 5 | Bobby Bacala, Sr. | Exact cause unknown, either cancer or fatal collision. Bacala crashed his car into a telephone pole. | n/a | |
| 6 | Tracee | Physically beaten to death. Killed because she slapped Ralph. | Ralph Cifaretto | University |
| 7 | Gigi Cestone | Heart attack caused from the stress of putting his kids through school, onset by the strain of defecation. | n/a | He is Risen |
| 8 | Sunshine | Multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. Killed during an attempted poker robbery. | Giacomo Michael "Jackie" Aprile, Jr. | Amour Fou |
| 9 | Carlo Renzi | Gunshot wound to the head between the eyes. Killed during a shootout after he and Dino & Jackie Jr. attempted to rob a poker game. | Christopher Moltisanti | |
| 10 | Dino Zerilli | Multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest. Killed after a shootout that followed an attempted poker game robbery. | Christopher Moltisanti & Albert Barese | |
| 11 | Giacomo Michael "Jackie" Aprile, Jr. | Gunshot wound to the back of the head. Killed because of the poker robbery he attempted with Dino and Carlo. | Vito Spatafore | Army of One |
- Total: 11
| # | Deceased | Cause of Death | Murderer | Episode Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Lynch | Shot to death in an armored car robbery in Pennsylvania. Lynch was connected to organized crime families both in New York and New Jersey. | Unknown | For All Debts Public and Private |
| 2 | Dennis Lynch's partner | Shot to death in an armored car robbery in Pennsylvania. | Unknown | |
| 3 | Barry Haydu | Gunshot wound to the head. A newly-retired police lieutenant, Haydu was killed for the alleged murder of Christopher Moltisanti's father, Dickie Moltisanti. | Christopher Moltisanti | |
| 4 | Karen Baccalieri | Fatal car accident. | n/a | Christopher |
| 5 | Gloria Trillo | Suicide by hanging (photo from Tony's dream sequence) | herself | Everybody Hurts |
| 6 | Furio's father | Died of cancer in Italy. | n/a | Mergers and Acquisitions |
| 7 | Ralph Cifaretto | Physically beaten, then strangled to death. Ralph was killed for supposedly setting the fire to the stables, which killed Pie-O-My. Later decapitated and his severed head was placed in a bowling bag. | Tony Soprano | Whoever Did This |
| 8 | Minn Matrone | Suffocation. | Paulie Walnuts | Eloise |
| 9 | Credenzo Curtis | Multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, abdomen, and head. Curtis was a heroin dealer who was ambushed and shot to assure that the cancelled assassination of Carmine Lupertazzi would remain a secret. | Petey La Rosa | Whitecaps |
| 10 | Stanley Johnson | Multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, abdomen, and neck. Johnson was a heroin dealer who was ambushed and shot to assure that the cancelled assassination of Carmine Lupertazzi would remain a secret. | Benny Fazio |
- Total: 10
| # | Deceased | Cause of Death | Murderer | Episode Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raoul | Blunt force trauma to the head (brick thrown by Christopher Moltisanti), gunshot wound to the chest (shot by Paulie Walnuts). An Atlantic City waiter, Raoul was killed after a dispute over a tip. | Paulie Walnuts & Christopher Moltisanti | Two Tonys |
| 2 | Joseph "Joey" Cogo | Killed prior in a payment dispute. | Unknown | Rat Pack |
| 3 | Carmine Lupertazzi | Stroke. | n/a | |
| 4 | Jack Massarone | Gunshot wound to the head. Killed for being an FBI informant. | Unknown | |
| 5 | Jason Evanina | Gunshot wound to the chest. Killed for being present at the time of Lorraine's killing. | Joe Peeps and Billy Leotardo | All Happy Families... |
| 6 | Lorraine Calluzzo | Gunshot wound (location unknown). Killed for not obeying the orders of Johnny Sack. | Billy Leotardo | |
| 7 | Aunt Concetta | Heart attack. | n/a | In Camelot |
| 8 | Vincent Patronella | Unknown, presumably natural causes. | n/a | |
| 9 | Mrs. Crilley | Uncle Junior’s cousin’s sister by marriage. Died of natural causes. | n/a | |
| 10 | Little boy | Drowned in a jacuzzi. | n/a | |
| 11 | Uncle Nicolo aka "Zio" | Natural causes. | n/a | |
| 12 | Joe Peeps | Gunshot wound to the head. Killed in his car as revenge for the death of Lorraine Calluzzo. | Tony Blundetto | Marco Polo |
| 13 | Heather | Gunshot wound to the chest. Killed since she was with Joe Peeps when he was killed. | Tony Blundetto | |
| 14 | Angelo Garepe | Multiple gunshot wounds to the face. Killed on orders from Johnny Sack for being loyal to Little Carmine. | Phil Leotardo | The Test Dream |
| 15 | Billy Leotardo | Multiple gunshot wounds to the head and chest. Killed in revenge for the death of Angelo Garepe. | Tony Blundetto | |
| 16 | Gilbert Nieves | Stabbed to death. Killed after confronting Matush, a drug dealer friend of the late Jackie Aprile, Jr. | Matush | Long Term Parking |
| 17 | Adriana La Cerva | Multiple gunshot wounds (locations unknown). Killed for being an FBI informant. | Silvio Dante | |
| 18 | Tony Blundetto | Gunshot wound to the face. Killed to appease the New York family for the unauthorized killings of Joe Peeps and Billy Leotardo. | Tony Soprano | All Due Respect |
- Total: 18
| Part 1 (2006) | ||||
| # | Deceased | Cause of Death | Murderer | Episode Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aunt Edie | Eugene Pontecorvo's Aunt. Died of natural causes. | n/a | Members Only |
| 2 | Raymond Curto | Heart attack. | n/a | |
| 3 | Dick Barone | Lou Gehrig's disease. | n/a | |
| 4 | Teddy Spirodakis | Two gunshot wounds to the chest and one to the head. Killed for not paying debts. | Eugene Pontecorvo | |
| 5 | Eugene Pontecorvo | Suicide by hanging. Pontecorvo killed himself after being forbidden from moving to Florida by both Tony and the FBI. | Eugene Pontecorvo | |
| 6 | Superintendent | Gunshot wound to the abdomen. Accidentally shot upon bursting into a room when Colombian #1 was counting money. | Colombian #1 | Mayham |
| 7 | Colombian #1 | Gunshot wound to the neck. He was most likely in charge of keeping track of the large amount of money that he was killed for. | Cary DiBartolo and Paulie Walnuts | |
| 8 | Colombian #2 | Gunshot wound to the right shoulder, gunshot wound to the chest (shot by Cary DiBartolo); stabbed in the chest (stabbed by Paulie Walnuts). Killed after he attempted to kill Paulie Walnuts. | Cary DiBartolo and Paulie Walnuts | |
| 9 | Aunt Dottie | Natural causes. Paulie's biological mother, Aunt Dottie suffered from Alzheimer's disease. | n/a | The Fleshy Part of the Thigh |
| 10 | Eddie Pietro | Gunshot wound to the head. Killed because he was with Rusty Millio at the time of Millio's killing. | Italo | Luxury Lounge |
| 11 | Rusty Millio | Gunshot wound to the head. Millio's killer was hired by Tony Soprano, who was acting on a request from Johnny Sack. | Roberto | |
| 12 | Car Accident Civilian | Gunshot wound to the back of the head. He intended to notify the police that he was involved in a car accident; killed after refusing cash from the other party involved, Vito Spatafore. | Vito Spatafore | Moe N' Joe |
| 13 | Vito Spatafore | Beaten to death. Spatafore was killed for being revealed as a homosexual. | Dominic "Fat Dom" Gamiello and Gerry Torciano | Cold Stones |
| 14 | Dominic "Fat Dom" Gamiello | Struck in the head (by Silvio Dante) and then stabbed to death (by Carlo Gervasi). Gamiello made jokes about Vito's death and implying that Carlo Gervasi is a homosexual. | Carlo Gervasi and Silvio Dante | |
| Part 2 (2007) | ||||
| # | Deceased | Cause of Death | Murderer | Episode Title |
| 1 | Rene LeCours | Shot in the chest and forehead by Bobby Baccalieri. Killed in order for Soprano family to save money in Pharmaceutical racket. | Bobby Baccalieri | Soprano Home Movies |
| 2 | Gerry Torciano | Multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and arms, and the head. Killed by a hitman while dining with Silvio Dante on orders from Faustino "Doc" Santoro in order to eliminate the heirs to the Lupertazzi Family throne. | Doc Santoro's assassin | Stage 5 |
| 3 | John "Johnny Sack" Sacrimoni | Lung cancer while in prison. | n/a | |
| 4 | Faustino "Doc" Santoro | Multiple gunshot wounds to various parts of the abdomen and face. Killed during the New York power struggle. | Phil Leotardo's hitmen led by Butch DeConcini | Remember When |
| 5 | Bodyguard | Multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen. Killed during the hit on "Doc" Santoro. | Phil Leotardo's hitmen | |
| 6 | Renata | Died in her sleep. | n/a | Chasing It |
| 7 | J.T. Dolan | Shot in the head. Killed during Christopher's drunk fury for not listening to his problems. | Christopher Moltisanti | Walk Like a Man |
| 8 | Christopher Moltisanti | Suffocated by Tony after suffering massive trauma brought on by car accident. | Tony Soprano | Kennedy and Heidi |
| 9 | Maria Nuccia Gualtieri | Massive stroke while on a bus trip | n/a | |
| 10 | Burt Gervasi | Garotted by Sil after considering switching to Phil's faction | Silvio Dante | The Blue Comet |
| 11 | Yarna's Father | Shot twice in the head in a case of mistaken identity. | Italo | |
| 12 | Yarna | Shot in the stomach and head for witnessing her father's murder. | Italo | |
| 13 | Bobby Baccalieri | Shot multiple times in the chest and stomach as a decapitation blow from New York. | Phil Leotardo's hitmen | |
| 14 | Phil Leotardo | Executed by gunshot on Tony Soprano's orders. | Walden Belfiore | Made in America |
- Total: 28 - 14 for Part 1, 14 for Part 2
Non-chronological
[edit]| # | Deceased | Cause of Death | Murderer | Episode Referenced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Boy Soprano | Emphysema | n/a | Down Neck |
| 2 | Ercoli "Eckley" Soprano | natural causes. | n/a | The Happy Wanderer |
| 3 | Nucci Bonpensiero | natural causes, died from spinal meningitis many years ago. | n/a | D-Girl |
| 4 | Charles "Sonny" Pagano | Executed by Paulie over 30 years ago. | Paulie Walnuts | From Where to Eternity |
| 5 | Richard "Dickie" Moltisanti | Shot to death. | Barry Haydu | For All Debts Public and Private |
| 6 | Dickie Moltisanti's cell mate | Stabbed to death while in prison many years ago. | Jilly Ruffalo | |
| 7 | 1994 Victim | Shot to death. A man who was murdered by the same .38 found on Paulie, who served some time for this gun charge 8 years after the incident in 2002. | Unknown | |
| 8 | Lenny Caputo | Head bashed in with a baseball bat along with his wife. | Lou “Dimaggio” Galina. | The Weight |
| 9 | Lenny Caputo's Wife | Head bashed in with a baseball bat along with her husband. | Lou “Dimaggio” Galina. | |
| 10 | Tommy Neri | Lou “Dimaggio” Galina hit him with a tire iron while his partner Frank cut his head off with a hacksaw | Lou “Dimaggio” Galina and Frank | |
| 11 | Murray Furlong | Janice’s neighbor from a long time ago who committed suicide by shoving a rifle in his mouth and blasting his brains out. | Murray Furlong | Everybody Hurts |
| 12 | Thomas Gilardi | Killed in a car bomb explosion, the suspected killer being Tony Blundetto when he was 28 years old. | possibly Tony Blundetto | Two Tonys |
| 13 | Thomas Gilardi's Driver | Killed in a car bomb explosion, the suspected killer being Tony Blundetto when he was 28 years old. | possibly Tony Blundetto | |
| 14 | Johnson Brother #1 | Killed for unknown reasons many years ago. | Unknown | Cold Cuts |
| 15 | Johnson Brother #2 | Killed for unknown reasons many years ago. | Unknown | |
| 16 | Little Pussy Malanga | Killed under Uncle Junior's orders sometime in 1999. | Unknown assassin | Members Only |
| 17 | Eugene's Father | Died of natural causes at age 52 a long time ago. | n/a | |
| 18 | Willie Overall | Bookie killed and buried in 1982. Was discovered in 2007. Murdered under Johnny Boy Soprano's orders. | Tony Soprano and Paulie Walnuts | Remember When |
Animals
[edit]- In addition to human deaths, there have been four animals killed through the course of the series:
- White-tailed deer, shot by Christopher Moltisanti: episode 311 "Pine Barrens"
- Pie-O-My, Tony's race horse. Badly wounded in a stable fire and had to be put down: episode 409 "Whoever Did This"
- Cosette, a maltese dog, accidentally sat on by Christopher Moltisanti: episode 410 "The Strong, Silent Type"
- Rabbit shot by Artie Bucco: episode 607 "Luxury Lounge"
