Overview
- The Capaci bombing that killed Judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife Francesca Morvillo and three escort agents occurred on Saturday May 23, 1992 after about 500 kilograms of explosives detonated under the A29 motorway and tore a large crater in the road.
- Palermo marked the 34th anniversary with high‑level commemorations and the opening of the Museo del Presente, which displays Falcone and Borsellino artifacts and will receive Falcone’s car from the Justice Ministry.
- A December 19, 2025 examining‑magistrate ordinance by GIP Luparello raised the question of whether Salvatore Riina had received external guarantees to carry out the complex Capaci attack, a finding that has re‑energized investigations.
- The Procura di Caltanissetta and a bicameral parliamentary commission led by Chiara Colosimo are concentrating on the 'mafia‑appalti' (mafia‑contracts) hypothesis and other lines of inquiry into possible outside facilitation.
- Public attention is kept alive by podcasts, books and civic groups, protesters who booed officials and chanted 'Fuori la mafia dallo Stato', and family-led memorial work that is sustaining pressure for new evidence and accountability.