68-year-old Genovese hit man/soldier Philip Buono was accused of killing contractor Nat Masselli in Van Cortlandt Park, the Bronx, on August 25, 1982. His accomplice in the crime was 67-year-old Salvatore Odierno. In court the following year prosecutors claimed the motive behind the grisly Mafia hit was to protect Raymond J. Donovan. Donovan, a former executive for Schiavone Construction Company, was accused of associating with organized crime figures. The former exec also happened to have been nominated by President Rpnald Reagan for the position of Secretary of Labor.