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This is a list of prominent Sicilian mobsters by city. Agrigento province. Campobello di Licata ... Salvatore Cucuzza [23] Nicola Ingarao (1961–2007) [24] Vittorio ...
The Circonvallazione massacre, in Italian Strage della Circonvallazione, was a Cosa Nostra attack that took place on June 16, 1982 on the Palermo ring road. The attack was directed against Catanese boss Alfio Ferlito, who was being transferred from Enna to the Trapani jail, and died with the three escort carabinieri (Salvatore Raiti, Silvano Franzolin and Luigi Di Barca) and the 22-year-old ...
The list of most wanted fugitives in Italy is a most wanted list published by the Italian Interior Ministry.It includes criminals who are considered extremely dangerous by the Polizia di Stato. [1]
The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra (Italian: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa-], Sicilian: [ˈkɔːsa ˈnɔʂː(ɽ)a]; "our thing" [3]), also referred to as simply Mafia, is a criminal society and criminal organization originating on the island of Sicily and dates back to the mid-19th century. It is an association of gangs which sell their ...
In Southern Italy and Sicily, the variety Lagenaria siceraria var. longissima, called zucca da vino, zucca bottiglia, or cucuzza, is grown and used in soup or along with pasta. In Sicily, mostly in the Palermo area, a traditional soup called "Minestra di Tenerumi" is made with the tender leaves of var. Longissima along with peeled tomato and ...
Filippo Marchese (11 September 1938 in Palermo – September 1982 in Palermo) was a leading figure in the Sicilian Mafia and a hitman suspected of dozens of homicides. Marchese was one of the most feared killers working for mafia boss Vincenzo Chiaracane, closely related to the Giuseppe Greco family which was in control of the Ciaculli ...
Following the judgment of the Supreme Court of Cassation confirming the claims of the Maxi Trial (30 January 1992), [6] the Sicilian Mafia decided to start the attacks on political figures. In April and May 1992, Salvatore Biondino, Raffaele Ganci and Salvatore Cancemi conducted inspections at Highway A29 in the Capaci area to find a suitable ...
The Galatolo Mafia clan was a criminal family originating from the Acquasanta neighborhood of Palermo. They are one of the longest-running Mafia clans in the city, having held important positions throughout most of the 20th century and beyond and even coming to rule the entire Resuttana mandamento in the early 21st century.