Overview
- He died in the prison medicine department at Milan’s San Paolo hospital, according to officials.
- He was convicted for the 1984 killing of journalist Pippo Fava and for the 1992 Capaci bombing that killed Judge Giovanni Falcone, Falcone’s wife, and three bodyguards.
- In 2006 he received a life sentence for the murders of Falcone and fellow anti‑mafia judge Paolo Borsellino.
- The Catania-based boss, known as “il cacciatore,” was regarded as a dominant figure in eastern Sicily and allied with Toto Riina and Bernardo Provenzano.
- He had earlier been convicted in absentia for the 1982 attack that killed rival Alfio Ferlito and three police officers, and he was captured in 1993 after 11 years in hiding.