Background
She was born in New York City and raised on Long Island around the Five Towns, the daughter of Jewish parents.
She was born in New York City and raised on Long Island around the Five Towns, the daughter of Jewish parents.
The events of their life were chronicled in the 1990 film Goodfellas and several books She remained out of the limelight once the family came out of the Witness Protection Program. Karen and Hill eventually parted ways, last living together in Rockville Centre.
Their divorce was finalized in 2002, and he died in 2012.
After their divorce, he had gotten remarried and had another child. Her children released a book in 2004 titled On the Run: A Mafia Childhood, that tells their own version of their experience with the mafia.
Lorraine Bracco was cast to portray Karen Friedman Hill in the 1990 film Goodfellas, directed by Martin Scorsese, with a script based on the 1986 book written by Nicholas Pileggi. The film created more interest in the women involved in and affected by the mafia, as opposed to only the mentor
Television series such as Mob Wives reflect the public interest in organized crime families.