As Corleone rises to prominence in the Mafia underworld, he makes Tessio and Clemenza his main caporegimes.
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The original novel implies Tessio's death, but Mark Winegardner's sequel novel The Godfather Returns explains that he is executed with a gunshot at point blank range by his enforcer Nick Geraci.
Salvatore Tessio, fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and the film based on it
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