Alleged mob boss Rocco Zito had $1 million in the bank, but how he earned it was a mystery to some close family members, court heard.

“What did your grandfather do for work before he retired?” defence lawyer Morgan Ross asked Zito’s granddaughter, Maria Scopelliti, 24, at the University Ave. courthouse Tuesday.

Her father, Domenic Scopelliti, 54, is charged with murder in Zito’s shooting death.

“I don’t know,” she replied.

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Zito was shot to death on Jan. 29, 2016 in the brick bungalow he shared with eight relatives on Playfair Ave. near Caledonia Rd. and Lawrence Ave. W.

Court has heard that the mortgage on Zito’s home was paid off and he had hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash stashed in his home, in addition to the seven-figure bank account.

“I know it was an investment account,” Maria Scopelliti said of the $1 million in the bank. “We would get statements monthly.”

“Did you ever know your grandparents to be legitimately employed?” Ross asked.

“I don’t know,” she replied.

Laura Scopelliti, daughter of Zito and the former wife of the accused, said her father once told her he had worked as a tile salesman.

Maria Scopelliti said she only learned by reading news reports after his death that her grandfather was considered a senior organized crime member and had a criminal record that included manslaughter in a debt collection.

The agreed statement of facts in the case notes that Zito was convicted of manslaughter in October 1986 in a killing over a debt.

“It was suspected that throughout his life he had been, and remained at the time of his death, a figure of significant power and authority within organized crime, specifically the Italian Mafia,” the agreed statement of fact said. “Further to his reputation, it was generally known and understood that throughout his adult life, Mr. Zito had access to weapons, including firearms and ammunition.”

Maria Scopelliti described her grandfather as a confused, often angry man in his final years.

“He was experiencing some early signs of dementia,” she told court. “Almost every night wandering around confused .”

She said her grandfather could still walk but avoided stairs and that he also suffered from severe diabetic attacks.

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He had taken to sleeping on a couch rather than his bed because he found it more comfortable, she said.

She described her mother, Laura Scopelliti, as the primary caregiver in the home, taking care of Zito, his wife Giuseppa, and daughter Franca, who coped with schizophrenia and manic depression.

Caring for the home’s residents was a major challenge, court heard.

“The brunt of it fell on your mother?” asked Crown attorney Anna Stanford.

“Yes,” Maria Scopelliti said.

Court heard Domenic Scopelliti lived in the family home with his ex-wife and four children in Zito’s home.

Maria Scopelliti said she did not hear gunshots the day her grandfather was shot dead. She said she was taking a nap and was awoken by screaming and crying.

She said her grandfather, lying motionless on the floor, was surrounded by screaming, crying women.

She said her grandmother, Giuseppa, sobbed by Zito’s body, ignoring police requests to leave.

“She was not leaving my grandfather’s side,” she said. “She was just crying over him.”

“She was shouting his name. ‘My Rocco! Disgraceful act.’”

She said her grandmother had Alzheimer’s disease and appeared to forget the shooting of her husband just hours later.