Cinisi is internationally known as the birthplace and home of Giuseppe "Peppino" Impastato (1948–1978)
Trials & Memory
The Price of Justice and Resistance
The Via Palestro Massacre – Milan (July 27, 1993)
The Via Palestro Massacre was a major Mafia terrorist attack that struck Milan late in the evening of July 27, 1993
The Via D’Amelio Massacre – Palermo (July 19, 1992)
The Via D'Amelio Massacre was one of the most devastating and politically consequential terrorist attacks
The Capaci Massacre – A29 Highway (May 23, 1992)
The Capaci Massacre was a massive terrorist attack orchestrated by Cosa Nostra and directly targeting the anti-Mafia magistrate, Giovanni Falcone
Via Pipitone Federico Massacre (July 29, 1983)
On the morning of July 29, 1983, a powerful car bomb was detonated on Via Giuseppe Pipitone Federico
Via Isidoro Carini Assassination – Palermo (September 3, 1982)
The attack on Via Isidoro Carini was a high-profile assassination carried out by Cosa Nostra against the Italian State's
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Don Vito Cascio Ferro: The Rise of the Prototype Mafia Boss
Vito Cascio Ferro, noto semplicemente come Don Vito, è una figura quasi mitologica, considerato l'archetipo del boss mafioso di inizio XX secolo
Salvatore Giuliano “The King of Montelepre” (1922-1950)
Salvatore Giuliano, also known as "The King of Montelepre" (u Re di Montelepre)
Calogero Vizzini (1877–1954): Don Calò
Calogero Vizzini, widely known as "Don Calò," was the quintessential archetype and symbol of the "old guard"
Joe Profaci: The Founding Boss of the Colombo Family
Giuseppe "Joe" Profaci was a Sicilian-born mobster who established and was the first boss of one of the Five Families of New York City's American Mafia.
Al Capone: L’Imperatore di Chicago e il Volto del Proibizionismo
Alphonse Gabriel Capone, conosciuto come Al Capone o "Scarface" (Sfregiato), è l'incarnazione del gangster americano degli anni '20.
Stefano Bontate (1939–1981): The “Prince” of Villagrazia
Stefano Bontate (sometimes erroneously written as Bontade) was one of the most powerful, wealthy, and politically connected bosses
Salvatore Inzerillo (1944-1981) The “Prince”
Salvatore "Totuccio" Inzerillo was one of the most powerful and influential Sicilian Mafia bosses in Palermo
Luciano Leggio (1925–1993): The Precursor of the Corleonesi
Luciano Leggio (sometimes written as Liggio due to an early clerical error) was a ruthless and central figure in Cosa Nostra history