The last godfather of the Italian mafia, Matteo Denaro, has died

The head of the Italian mafia Cosa Nostra, Matteo Messina Denaro, died this morning at the age of 61 from colon cancer, according to the Italian press, eight months after being arrested after 30 years on the run.

2023-09-25

According to information from the newspaper Corriere Della Sera, Messina Denaro, godfather of the mafia, was in the infirmary of the San Salvatore hospital, in L’Aquila.

His health condition deteriorated a month ago, after two operations and, in addition to being sedated several days ago, family visits had been suspended, reported Italian state television Rai.

Messina Denaro became head of Cosa Nostra following the arrests of Salvatore “Totó” Riina in 1993 and Bernardo Provenzano in 2006.

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