spilotro.ot-headed hitman tony spilotro, along with his la cosa nostra-connected frenemy frank rosenthal, were the ever-so-slightly fictionalized lead characters in scorsese's vegas epic "casino." and the film's mercurial nicky santoro was inspired by spilotro. >> you only exist out here because of me! >> tony spilotro was an enforcer and a murderer. and if they wanted somebody killed or murdered, he was the guy. >> he was a part of everything, at that time, that my uncle was a part of, and his job was to eliminate. >> everybody says, "tony did it," referring to mr. spilotro. i think we were trying a case in milwaukee or something at the time it took place. >> chris: in 1986, anthony spilotro met his demise buried in an indiana cornfield. >> tony spilotro, as you know, wound up in a ditch. >> yes, he did. >> you seem pretty busted up about that. >> i'm just heartbroken over here over that. >> organized crime and the mob are so much in the folklore of vegas. the minute you hear "body in the barr