I’m not a rat. I’m not turning State's evidence. I didn’t betray Cosa Nostra. Cosa Nostra betrayed itself. Corleone X, Don Masino
The air’s thick in Palermo on the eve of the Maxi Trial against Sicilian Mafia bosses ... 474 defendants. ibid. radio news
Cosa Nostra is mixed into society. Corleone XI, bloke in magistrates court
To see who protects Mafia bosses, you follow their money. ibid. chief rozzer
There are more than 5,000 men of honour. They’re a real army. Corleone XII, chief rozzer
By now all we’re able to do is wait for them to kill us all. ibid. rozzer
When you go against everyone, sooner or later you’ll get fucked. ibid. sidekick gangsta
Finally the news many Italians have been waiting for: the arrest of Toto Riina, Mafia boss and number one of the Cosa Nostra. ibid. television news
The remains of former family friend and political activist Giuseppe Peppino Impastato are found on a Sicilian railway line. Killer Trials: Murdered By the Mob
Their uncle Cesare is blown up by a car bomb. ibid.
He has become one of the key players of a multi-million dollar heroin trafficking operation that imports heroin from the middle east and distributes it across America through a chain of pizza parlours. ibid.
The Americans, the English, landowners and the Mafia supported the movement. Many died in skirmishes between separatists and officers of the law. Salvatore Giuliano 1962 starring Salvo Randone & Frank Wolff et al, director Francesco Rosi, caption
Salvatore Guiliano was then 23. He had become an outlaw at 21. ibid.
Giuliano’s kingdom, protected by omerta, passion and terror. ibid.
A hundred Caribiniere and policemen had died fighting him. ibid.
It is the Mafia which has betrayed me. Falcone aka Excellent Cadavers 1999 starring Chazz Palminteri & F Murray Abraham & Anna Galiena & Andy Luotto & Lina Sastri & Arnoldo Foa & Ivo Garrani & Pierfrancesco Favino et al, director Ricky Tognazzi
The members of the Commission are responsible for all the murders? ibid. hero to mafia geezer
The law finally caught up to Messina Denaro, the last of the old-school Sicilian mob bosses, aka The Skinny One. True Crime Recaps: Mobb Boss Nabbed After 30 Years in Hiding! Youtube 0.59 short, 2023
It the end it was his family who accidentally got him busted! ibid.
When you’re a Mob boss looking to consolidate your power you look at human emotions differently. And there’s one tested method for putting this spine-tingling tool to work – ‘you have to perform violence.’ How to Become a Mob Boss III: Dominate Through Terror: Salvatore Riina
Sicily’s boss of bosses, Salvatore ‘Toto’ Riina … He earned billions through diverse pursuits … ibid.
‘He is thought to have authorised between 800 and 1,000 killings.’ ibid. man