Mafia godfather, Provenzano died

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Mafia godfather, Provenzano died

With Bernardo Provenzano, one of the most notorious mafia bosses Italy has died. Because of the way he rolled every opponent, he was as “The tractor”. Due to the many murders he was since 2006 in prison.

For decades, Bernardo Provenzano, had not even a face. The last mugshot of the notorious Mafia Bosses came from the year 1959. Because the godfather is still full of black hair, ice cold eyes had a neck, a strong bull. A phantom image was made, with the possible facial features of the aged Cosa Nostra bosses.

More than 40 years on the run

For more than 40 years, the Top-of-the investigators had to track down to Sicily, only a destination: The mysterious and most-wanted godfather, and to bring behind bars. But it was only in April 2006, the long-awaited Coup succeeded. For the in the absence already to several times life-long imprisonment sentenced Provenzano, the handcuffs clicked. Pictures of the arrest showed him with thinning hair, rimless glasses and three-day beard (see article image).

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Now, the former Mafia Boss has died in prison. The 83-Year-old had succumbed to a cancer disease, and unanimously reported by the Italian media. A the request of his lawyers on temporary bail due to Parkinson’s disease, 2011, the Supreme court had rejected in Italy. About a year later, the mafia boss had tried in the prison, to take his own life, but was prevented from doing so by a warden.

“Brain like a chicken”

Provenzano was the “Boss of bosses” of the Sicilian Mafia. He came from the village of Corleone, which was by the novel “The godfather” fame. His first murder, he should have at the age of 25 years committed, the victim was a mob competitor. In the case of the Mega-trials against the Mafia Sicilian judge referred to him as “one of the most cruel and bloodthirsty bosses of the Cosa Nostra”. Mafia defectors told of “at least 40 murders,” in the Provenzano directly or indirectly involved. Also, he’s supposed to be a mastermind of the international drug trade and money laundering.

Provenzano was ascended at the beginning of 1993 after the death of Luciano Liggio and the arrest of Toto Riina to the top of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra. Allegedly, Provenzano is said to have his hands in the arrest of his predecessor in the game. “He shoots like a God, too bad he has the brain of a chicken,” Liggio said about him.

chr/uh (afp, dpa)