Notorious Sicilian mafia boss behind multiple murders has died in prison

A notorious Sicilian mafia boss who was behind several murders has died in an Italian prison.

How a novelist took on the Sicilian Mafia – and lived to tell the tale

Sicilian novelist and critic Leonard Sciascia fearlessly exposed the Mafia’s intersection with politics and business.
Yahoo

‘Sicilian Letters’ Directors Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza on Making a Film About Italy’s Last Godfather, a ‘Hyper-Narcissistic Criminal’ Who Read Dostoyevsky

Directorial duo Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza (“Sicilian Ghost Story”) tell the true tale of Cosa Nostra boss Matteo Messina Denaro – who was dubbed “the last godfather” – in their new drama ...
Reuters

Sicilian mafioso to be extradited to Italy after 22 years in Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - A convicted Sicilian mafioso who spent two decades living incognito in Britain will be extradited to Italy after a court on Friday overturned a previous ruling that prison ...
Military.com

Operation Underworld: How an Italian Mafia Boss in Prison Helped the US Invade Sicily in World War II

A luxury ocean liner burned and capsized in New York Harbor on Feb. 9, 1942. The SS Normandie, being converted into a troopship, caught fire during welding work and took 6,000 tons of water from ...

Notorious Sicilian mafia boss Nitto Santapaola dies in prison at 87

ROME, March 2 - Benedetto \"Nitto\" Santapaola, a notorious Sicilian mafia boss who has been in prison for more than three decades, has died at the age of 87, two sources close to the matter said on ...