Rome CNN —Sicilian mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro, widely thought to be the last godfather of his kind, was buried Wednesday in a private funeral in Castelvetrano, Sicily.
A police handout photo shows Matteo Messina Denaro after he was arrested in Palermo, Italy, on January 16, 2023.
“With the death of Matteo Messina Denaro, a life full of violence, plots and mysteries ends,” Grasso told CNN.
Messina Denaro, even with his rap sheet of murders, was highly critical of the Catholic church over the clerical sex abuse scandal.
Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested at a private health clinic in Palermo after 30 years on the run.
Persons:
Rome, Matteo Messina Denaro, Nicola Consales, Messina Denaro, Antonella Bonomo, Giuseppe Di Matteo, Paolo Borsellino, Giovanni Falcone, Messina Denaro –, –, Giovanni Motisi, “, ” Toto Riina –, He’s, Stefano Fidanzati, Pietro Grasso, Giuseppe Auteri, ” Grasso, Salvatore “ Toto ” Riina, Messina, Italy’s, ”, Don Ciccio Messina
Organizations:
Rome CNN, Reuters, CNN, Cosa Nostra, Catholic, Police
Locations:
Castelvetrano, Sicily, Palermo, Italy, Cosa, Messina, Campobello, Abruzzo, Calabria