mob killed him
He didn't drop dead…the mob whacked him
“Attorney General William Barr is launching a crackdown… some expect that the City’s most senior mobsters are getting ready to flip on former Boss ‘Skinny Joey’ Merlino, who is widely suspected of rigging the presidential election in favor of Joe Biden.”
https://twitter.com/buzz_liteyr/status/1331407416186068992
https://buffalochronicle.com/2020/11/23/ag-barr-cracks-down-on-philly-mafia-15-mobsters-indicted-on-racketeering-is-skinny-joey-merlino-in-trouble/