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The fugitive's sister and the power of Mafia women

Rome (AFP) - Long considered side players, the key role of women in the Sicilian Mafia was highlighted by the arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro's sister, accused of managing his affairs while the mobster was a fugitive.

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Sister of Sicilian mafia’s ‘last godfather’ arrested over secret notes

Matteo Messina Denaro’s hand-typed instructions found hidden in sofa at home of his sister Rosalia, say police

The Guardian - UK

Machine learning is helping police work out what people on the run now look like

The Italian police recently arrested Matteo Messina Denaro, the alleged leader of the Sicilian Mafia who has been on the run since 1993. To aid in the search, the Carabinieri issued an artificially aged image to show what he might look like now.

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Mafia killer on run for 17 years captured working in Pizzeria in France

Edgardo Greco was ‘hiding in plain sight’ with an assumed name in a French city

Evening Standard

‘Like being on a rollercoaster’: the man who caught Sicily’s last mafia boss

Lt Lucio Arcidiacono, who tracked Matteo Messina Denaro for eight years, speaks to the Guardian

The Guardian - UK

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

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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.

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Godfather, Joker posters found in mafia boss Messina Denaro's home

Posters of Al Pacino as the Godfather and Joaquin Phoenix as Joker were found in an apartment in western Sicily where mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro is believed to have lived in the months prior to his arrest, police footage showed on Friday.

Reuters

How a Sicilian Mafia Don used his reputation for violence to evade justice for 30 years

Matteo Messina Denaro, who is terminally ill with cancer, was attending a chemotherapy session using the false name of Andre Bonafede.

Irish Independent

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.

Reuters

How a culture of fear and a Sicilian Mafia whisper network helped Italian mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro elude capture

The playboy Mafioso was famous for his flashy car, his designer clothes and his brutal streak. But to elude police for 30 years, Matteo Messina Denaro had to hide in plain sight.

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Police arrest Sicilian whose identity was used by fugitive mafia boss

Andrea Bonafede, 59, is accused of enabling Matteo Messina Denaro to live quiet life in Trapani province

The Guardian - UK

Cousin of Sicilian mob boss fights 'Mafia mentality'

Castelvetrano (Italy) (AFP) - As the son of a mafioso turned state witness and a cousin of captured Cosa Nostra boss Matteo Messina Denaro, Giuseppe Cimarosa has seen the Sicilian Mafia and its intimidation tactics up close.

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Evening Standard

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...

Irish Independent

The last of the godfathers: Does arrest of mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro signal the end of Cosa Nostra?

It sounds like a cliche, but it is true. In the apartment in Sicily where mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro lived until his arrest last Monday morning, pride of place on the living room wall went to a poster of the ageing Marlon Brando in the title role of the…

The Guardian - UK

Hiding in plain sight: how Sicily’s mafia godfather eluded capture for 30 years

Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested this week after three decades on the run. During that time he went out for pizza, watched football, and even took selfies with a doctor

Daily Mirror

World's most infamous fugitives on the run for YEARS just like Mafia boss Messina Denaro

Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested in Sicily on Monday after 30 years on the run. The mafia boss is not the only notorious criminal who managed to evade authorities for decades

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Shadow looms over captured mobster's home town

Castelvetrano (Italy) (AFP) - Killer mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro may have been captured this week after 30 years on the run, but his shadow still looms large over his Sicilian hometown.

The Guardian - UK

‘Heads in the sand’: code of silence in Sicilian town that sheltered mafia boss

Authorities suspect omerta may have helped Matteo Messina Denaro live in freedom among 10,000 people

Daily Mirror

Secret bunkers with Viagra found after mafia boss arrested following 30 years on run

Police have discovered a secret bunker behind a sliding floor at the back of a wardrobe in a Sicilian mafia boss' apartment after he was arrested following 30 years on the run

Evening Standard

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

Reuters

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:

The Guardian - UK

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

Reuters

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.

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