Monday, September 25, 2023

Sicilian mafia kingpin, elusive for 30 years, dead after just months in custody

A video screen grab of a man wearing a toque in the back seat of a vehicle is shown. He is alongside a police officer wearing a helmet and fatigues.

Matteo Messina Denaro, a convicted mastermind of some of the Sicilian Mafia's most heinous slayings, died on Monday in a hospital prison ward, several months after being captured as Italy's No. 1 fugitive and following decades on the run, Italian prosecutors said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/italy-messina-denaro-death-1.6977233?cmp=rss

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