Former 'Goodfellas' gangster Henry Hill dead at 69
In this May 9, 1997 file photo, Henry Hill smiles during an interview at the Essex County Jail in Newark, N.J. Hill, whose life as a mobster and FBI informant was the basis for the Martin Scorcese film "Goodfellas," has died. Hill's girlfriend Lisa Caserta says he died in a Los Angeles hospital after a long illness. He was 69.