Salvatore Riina
Salvatore "Totò" Riina (Italian pronunciation: [salvaˈtoːre riːna]; 16 November 1930 – 17 November 2017), called Totò 'u Curtu (Sicilian: Totò the Short; Totò being the diminutive of "Salvatore"), was an Italian mobster and chief of the Sicilian Mafia. He known for the murder campaign that reached a peak in the early 1990s when the assassinations of Antimafia Commission prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino occurred.
Salvatore Riina | |
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| Born | 16 November 1930 |
| Died | 17 November 2017 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | "Totò 'u curtu" (Totò the Short) "La belva" (The Beast) "Il capo dei capi" (The Boss of the Bosses) |
| Occupation | Mafia Boss |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Spouse | Antonia "Ninetta" Bagarella |
| Children | Giovanni, Giuseppe |
| Allegiance | Corleonesi |
| Conviction(s) | Mafia association Multiple murder |
| Criminal charge | Mafia association Multiple murder |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment (multiple life sentences related to different homicides and mass murders) |
Riina advocated the killing of women and children, and killed blameless members of the public solely to distract law enforcing agencies. Assassin Giovanni Brusca estimated he murdered 100-200 people on behalf of Riina.
After 23 years living as a fugitive he was captured.
Riina died on 17 November 2017 at the hospital in Parma of sepsis caused by surgery at the age of 87.[1]
References
change- ↑ "E' morto il boss Totò Riina. Da 24 anni era al 41 bis" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 17 November 2017.
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