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 Corleone, Sicily, Italy |
| Died | 17 November 2017 (aged 87) Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Alias(es) | "Totò 'u curtu" (Totò the Short) "La belva" (The Beast) "Il capo dei capi" (The Boss of the Bosses) |
| Allegiance | Corleonesi |
| Charge(s) | Mafia association Multiple murder |
| Conviction(s) | Mafia association Multiple murder |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment (multiple life sentences related to different homicides and mass murders) |
| Status | Deceased |
| Occupation | Mafia Boss |
| Spouse | Antonia "Ninetta" Bagarella |
| Children | Giovanni, Giuseppe |
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]
Salvatore Riina Media
Stefano Bontade after he was shot to death with an AK-47 by Giuseppe Greco (23 April 1981)
The bodies of Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa and his wife Emanuela Setti Carraro (3 September 1982)
The aftermath of the bombing that killed judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and the three police officers who were escorting him from the airport
- Via D'amelio bombing 1992.jpg
Photo of the Via D'Amelio bombing, where judge Paolo Borsellino, lost his life along with his police escort
Totò Riina after his arrest in January 1993
Surveillance footage of Toto Riina car, taken while he was exiting the house complex where he lived, on the morning of 15 January 1993
References
- ↑ E' morto il boss Totò Riina. Da 24 anni era al 41 bis (in Italian) (17 November 2017)repubblica.it.