CORLEONE, Italy, April 14, 2006 — -- Deep in the hills outside Palermo, Italy, is a medieval farm town with a history written in blood. The town's name -- Corleone -- literally means "Lionheart." ...
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How Sicily Became Synonymous with Organized Crime
Sicily is a beautiful island with sun-soaked coastlines, ancient ruins, and vibrant markets, but for many of us, only one ...
"Borgata, Rise of Empire: A History of the American Mafia" by Louis Ferrante, Pegasus Books, 400 pages A Louisianan might be attracted initially to Louis Ferrante’s ambitious underworld chronicle ...
What happened to never going against the family? Leaders within the Cosa Nostra, Sicily’s mafia, have reportedly complained that mob recruits aren’t what they used to be, as nearly 150 people ...
Current issues are now on the Chicago Journals website. Read the latest issue.The Journal of Modern History is recognized as the leading American journal for the study of European intellectual, ...
Rome (CNN) — Sicilian mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro, widely thought to be the last godfather of his kind, was buried Wednesday in a private funeral in Castelvetrano, Sicily. But he won’t be the last ...
The Carabinieri had been bugging senior godfathers in the criminal network - many of whom had just been released from prison - X Credit: Carabinieri Palermo Mafia godfathers in Sicily have been caught ...
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