According to the US "Time" magazine, the legendary New York gangster Henry Hill died on June 12, 2012, at the age of 69.
Henry Hill has been involved in the New York gang for more than 30 years. He first became a small gangster, then gradually flourished, and eventually became an FBI informant because of desperation. The protagonist of director Martin Scorsese's classic movie "The Good Guy" in 1991 was based on Hill, which made Hill a celebrity.
After becoming an FBI informant, Hill was protected and started a new life. But in the early 1990s, Hill was arrested multiple times for drug-related matters and was therefore removed from the Witness Protection Program. At first he feared retaliation, but as time passed, many of his enemies died. Hill ceased to remain anonymous in his later years, and lived a more open and comfortable life.
Hill has been with drugs for most of his life. He was convicted of taking drugs publicly in 2008 and arrested in 2009 for misbehaving after taking drugs. In an interview with the Associated Press in 2009, he said: "I have tried almost every drug, and I can't control alcohol addiction."
On June 12, 2012, Hill died in the hospital. On June 13, 2012, Hill’s girlfriend Lisa Caserta informed the Associated Press of his death. In 2011, Hill had heart surgery, and he died of complications from a long-term heart problem related to smoking.
