The Capaci Massacre was a massive terrorist attack orchestrated by Cosa Nostra and directly targeting the anti-Mafia magistrate, Giovanni Falcone
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Villa Malfitano: The Palermo Residence of Don Altobello
Villa Malfitano Whitaker is one of Palermo’s most magnificent noble residences, a stunning example of late 19th-century Art Nouveau architecture
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Aula Bunker Palermo “A Symbol of Justice”
The Aula Bunker (Bunker Hall) is an imposing courthouse located inside the Ucciardone Prison complex in Palermo, Sicily.
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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
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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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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
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The Portella della Ginestra Massacre (May 1, 1947)
The Portella della Ginestra Massacre was a brutal attack carried out on May 1, 1947, in the Portella della Ginestra mountain pass near Piana degli Albanesi
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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.
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Savoca, Sicily: The Village of the Corleones
Savoca is a picturesque medieval hilltop village in the province of Messina, Sicily, which holds an iconic place in cinematic history as the primary location
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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.