Mafia death threat shows Italy still haunted by 1992 murders


  • World
  • Friday, 13 Dec 2013

MILAN/PALERMO (Reuters) - A death threat by a Sicilian mafia boss against the lead prosecutor in a historic mob trial has stirred grim memories of the murders of Italy's top prosecutors two decades ago.

Salvatore "the Beast" Riina, the boss of all Sicilian mafia bosses at least until his 1993 arrest, was captured by hidden microphones and prison cameras threatening Palermo prosecutor Antonino Di Matteo while talking to a fellow inmate on Friday.

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