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Former girlfriend of Mafia boss quizzed by police 'for helping him' as love letters found

Maria Mesi was jailed in the 1990s for sheltering Matteo Messina Denaro at her flat in Bagheria, Sicily. Letters found by police showed her love for the Mafia boss. She is now under investigation

Daily Mirror

Modern mafia: Italy's organised crime machine has changed beyond recognition in 30 years

The arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro, one of Sicily’s most infamous mafia bosses, has reminded many Italians of the extreme violence he was associated with when operating as a leading figure of Cosa Nostra.

The Conversation

Strong clan loyalty, locals, helped mafia boss Messina Denaro stay hidden

When Salvatore Catalano discovered that mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro had lived just a short walk from his house in the western Sicilian town of Campobello di Mazara, he felt sick.

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Mafia power vacuum: Matteo Messina Denaro and the ‘broken’ Cosa Nostra

The arrest of Denaro in Sicily has made headlines around the world — but how big a blow is it to the Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian mafia organisation? The experts say it is already well past its glory days...

Evening Standard

Italian police arrest man whose ID helped fugitive mobster

Italian police in Sicily say they have arrested the man whose identity was allegedly used by a convicted Mafia boss who was Italy's No. 1 fugitive for 30 years

The Independent UK

Matteo Messina Denaro: Mafia boss bunker found ‘at back of wardrobe’ by Italian police in Sicily

‘The last godfather’ was arrested this week following 30 years on the run, after being found guilty of a series of murders

Evening Standard

Factbox-Matteo Messina Denaro: what's next for the Italian mafia after boss's arrest?

Matteo Messina Denaro, a brutal Sicilian Mafia boss who was Italy's most wanted criminal before his capture last week, had been on the run for 30 years. Here are some key facts about his arrest and what it means:

Reuters

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Italian police find suspected ‘secret bunker’ of captured mafia boss

‘Last godfather’ of Sicilian mafia Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested after 30 years on run

The Guardian - UK

Mafia boss Messina Denaro held in top security Italian prison

Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro was being held on Wednesday in a high-security jail in central Italy, subject to special restrictions applied to the country's most dangerous prisoners.

Reuters

Fugitive's arrest like a 'quake,' but Mafia very resilient

Prosecutors are likening the arrest of a Mafia boss who was Italy's No. 1 fugitive to an “earthquake” rocking the Sicily-based crime syndicate

The Independent UK

Matteo Messina Denaro: arrest of mafia boss after 30 years on the run is the end of an era – but not the end of the Cosa Nostra

Matteo Messina Denaro, one of the leaders of the Sicilian mafia, the Cosa Nostra, has finally been detained after 30 years on the run. His arrest came as around 100 police officers surrounded the private Maddalena clinic in Palermo where they had discovered he was receiving treatment.

The Conversation

Brother of boy, 12, dissolved in acid by Mafia boss speaks out after his capture

Nicola Di Matteo's brother Giuseppe, 12, was kidnapped and killed in 1993 under the orders of Matteo Messina Denaro in an attempt to blackmail his father into not giving evidence against the mafia

Daily Mirror

Evil Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro's lair filled with designer clothes and perfumes

Matteo Messina Denaro, the last 'godfather' of Cosa Nostra, was arrested yesterday in Palermo, Sicily, after 30 years on the run. At the home where he spent his final months, officers found perfumes and designer clothes

Daily Mirror

Ruthless Italian Mafia boss caught after 30 years. Who is Matteo Messina Denaro?

Notorious accused Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested at a medical clinic in Sicily on Monday while he was undergoing treatment under an alias, Italian police said.

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The Independent UK

Matteo Messina Denaro: The last ‘godfather’ of the Cosa Nostra arrested after 30 years on the run

The notorious mafia boss – implicated by prosecutors in dozens of murders – is said to see himself as a philosopher and folk hero

Evening Standard

Who is Matteo Messina Denaro? The notorious mafia boss captured in Sicily after 30 years on the run

The notorious mafia don is arrested at a health facility.

Daily Mirror

Life of Mafia boss who boasted he killed so many people he 'filled cemetery by himself'

Messina Denaro was captured at a clinic in Palermo, Italy, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed medical condition, the head of the police force's special operations squad confirmed

Asharq Al-Awsat

Italy Arrests Sicilian Mafia Boss Matteo Messina Denaro

Italy’s No. 1 fugitive, convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested on Monday at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily, after 30 years on the run, Italian paramilitary police said. Messina Denaro was captured at the clinic where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed medical condition, said Carabinieri…

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Daily Record

Wanted Italian Mafia boss finally arrested after three decades on the run

The Sicilian Cosa Nostra Mafia's don Matteo Messina Denaro is believed to be responsible for dozens of murders.

The Independent UK

Italy arrests Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro

Italian paramilitary police say they have arrested convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro in a private clinic in Palermo

Wales Online

Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro who was Italy's top fugitive arrested after 30 years on the run

He will considered to be Sicily's top Cosa Nostra boss even while he was being hunted

Daily Mirror

Wanted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested after 30 years on the run

The Sicilian Cosa Nostra Mafia's don Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested today while being prepared to "undergo therapy", according to the Ros Carabinieri

Sports Illustrated

‘More Than Table-Slamming’: The Softer Side of the Bills Mafia

In Buffalo, Zubaz’ed and snowsuited fans rally behind an epic blizzard, a neighbor’s cancer, a fallen player. The Bills Mafia has grown much bigger than anything you ever thought it was.

Reuters

God not Mafia's side, Sicilian archbishop says after trial

An Italian judge has handed down jail sentences totalling 80 years to 39 people for diverting a Good Friday religious procession to the house of a Mafia family and paying homage to an imprisoned crime boss.

The Independent UK

Ex-Mafia boss 'Cadillac Frank' Salemme dies in prison at 89

Former New England Mafia boss Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme has died in federal custody at the age of 89

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