Salvatore ‘Toto’ Riina, the former boss of the Sicilian Mafia, has died of cancer, aged 87. Sputnik looks back at his life and how the ‘boss of bosses’ was brought to justice after ordering over a hundred killings.
The former Italian mafia leader, Toto Riina, died in the high security wing of a hospital at 4am on Friday morning, November 17. He was 87. Riina, the former « capo di tutti capi (boss of bosses) » had been in custody since his capture in 1993.
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Known as La Belva (The Beast), because of his ruthless streak, he had ordered the killing of 150 people.
