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the use of his great qualities and natural ascendancy. His awe-inspiring appearance helped him. … His manners were princely, his demeanour humble but majestic. He was loved by all. Being very generous by nature, he never refused a request for aid and dispensed millions in loans, gifts and general philanthropy. He would personally go out of his way to redress a wrong. When he started a journey, every major, dressed in his best clothes, awaited him at the entrance of his village, kissed his hands, and paid homage, as if he were a king. And he was a king of sorts: under his reign peace and order were observed, the Mafia peace, of course, which was not what the official law of the
Kingdom of Italy would have imposed, but people did not stop to draw too fine a distinction.
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defense. Cascio Ferro stood up and said: "Gentlemen, as you have been unable to obtain proof of any of the numerous crimes I have committed, you have been reduced to condemning me for the only one I never committed." The "iron prefect", as Mori was known, wanted to give maximum publicity to the event. He had posters printed with pictures of Cascio Ferro and the text of the court sentence.
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on 27 June 1930, on the old murder charge. He remained silent during the trial. Cascio Ferro had been arrested some 69 times before and always had been acquitted, but this time it was different. After hearing the sentence the president of the court asked Cascio Ferro if he had something to say in his
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Petrosino. Legend has it that Cascio Ferro excused himself from a dinner party among the high society at the home of his political patron De Michele Ferrantelli, took a carriage (that of his host according to some), and drove to Piazza Marina in
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Cascio Ferro received no formal education. When still young, he married a teacher from
Bisacquino, Brigida Giaccone, who instructed him how to read and write. He was inducted into the Mafia in the 1880s. He worked as a revenue collector as a young adult, using the position as a cover to carry out his
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to destroy the Mafia, arrested Cascio Ferro in a big round-up in the area that included
Corleone and Bisacquino. More than 150 people were arrested. Cascio Ferro's godson asked the local landlord to intervene, but he refused: "Times have changed", was the reply. He was indicted for participation in
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Baldassare Ceola, the police commissioner of Palermo, concluded that the crime had probably been carried out by Mafiosi Carlo Costantino and Antonino Passananti under Cascio Ferro's direction. Evidence was thin, however, and the case was effectively closed when in July 1911 the Palermo
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Don Vito brought the organization to its highest perfection without undue recourse to violence. The Mafia leader who scatters corpses all over the island in order to achieve his goal is considered as inept as the statesman who has to wage aggressive wars. Don Vito ruled and inspired fear mainly by
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For years, a sentence believed to be carved by Cascio Ferro was legible on the wall of his
Ucciardone cell: "Prison, sickness, and necessity, reveal the real heart of a man." Inmates considered occupying Don Vito's former cell a great honour. Historians consider this account a legend rather than
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News of the murder spread fast in U.S. newspapers and a swell of anti-Italian sentiment spread across New York. Cascio Ferro pleaded his innocence and provided an alibi for the entire period when
Petrosino was assassinated. He stayed in the house of De Michele Ferrantelli in Burgio. However, the
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for a year. After serving his sentence for his role in the peasant unrest, Cascio Ferro returned to a position of social power and pressured authorities in
Palermo to put him in charge of granting emigration permits in the district of Corleone. According to Mafia historian Salvatore Lupo, Cascio
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Palermo's city centre. He and Petrosino engaged in a brief conversation, then Cascio Ferro killed Petrosino and returned to join the dinner again. Historical reconstructions have dismissed this version and cannot locate Cascio Ferro at the scene of the crime.
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alibi provided by De Michele Ferrantelli was suspicious, taking into account the relation between the two. Moreover, while in jail after his arrest and life sentence in 1930, Cascio Ferro apparently claimed that he had killed Petrosino. According to writer
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warned the Ministry of Interior that Cascio Ferro was "one of the worst offenders, quite capable of committing any crime." In May 1925, he was arrested as the instigator of a murder. He was able to be released on bail, as usual. However, with the rise of
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in his 1972 book on Joe Petrosino, Cascio Ferro said: "In my whole life I have killed only one person, and I did that disinterestedly … Petrosino was a brave adversary, and deserved better than a shameful death at the hands of some hired cut-throat."
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evidence. In a recorded conversation during an (unrelated) investigation by Italian police the suspected Mafia boss, Domenico Palazzotto, told other mafiosi that his great-uncle had killed Petrosino on behalf of Cascio Ferro.
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in Italy, his untouchable position declined. He was arrested and sentenced to death in 1930 and would remain in jail until his death. There is some confusion about the exact year of his death, but according to
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470:A semi-factual and romantic portrait by journalist
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837:Revolutionary Mafiosi: Voice and Exit in the 1890s
343:at the end of September 1901. He lived for about 2
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530:Paolo Palazzotto (Joe Petrosino's alleged killer)
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1141:"Joe Petrosino ha offeso l'onore del padre mio"
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977:Lt. Petrosino Murder
870:(in Italian). Rome:
704:History of the Mafia
575:He was sentenced to
491:The Petrosino murder
331:founded and led the
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1241:, London: Coronet,
1219:Dash, Mike (2009).
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786:
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752:
745:
730:
724:
720:
707:
700:
685:
678:
672:
665:
650:
643:
584:Death and legacy
569:Benito Mussolini
508:Joseph Petrosino
501:Joseph Petrosino
463:, Corleone, and
392:Joseph Petrosino
381:Giuseppe Morello
352:
351:
347:
329:Giuseppe Morello
309:Francesco Crispi
298:Bernardino Verro
212:Joseph Petrosino
186:
181:
176:Vito Cascioferro
155:Criminal penalty
145:
114:Brigida Giaccone
95:Other names
74:
52:
50:
35:
21:
20:
2496:
2495:
2491:
2490:
2489:
2487:
2486:
2485:
2431:Fasci Siciliani
2401:
2400:
2399:
2394:
2359:
2323:
2287:
2238:Maria Cammarata
2216:
2214:Fasci Siciliani
2211:
2181:
2176:
2153:
2124:Mala del Brenta
2045:
2017:
1966:
1887:
1881:
1870:First Mafia War
1858:
1842:
1817:
1795:
1762:
1714:
1686:
1653:
1614:Porto Empedocle
1581:
1528:
1491:Codes and terms
1485:
1411:
1406:
1356:
1298:Petacco, Arrigo
1165:
1160:
1151:
1147:
1137:
1136:
1132:
1121:
1120:
1116:
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1095:
1091:
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1067:
1063:
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1036:
1026:
1025:
1021:
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983:
975:
968:
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946:
939:
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919:
910:
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898:
889:
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835:
828:
818:
817:
804:
794:
793:
789:
780:
776:
768:
755:
746:
733:
722:
721:
710:
701:
688:
679:
675:
666:
653:
644:
625:
621:
586:
545:
493:
457:Chiusa Sclafani
419:
349:
345:
344:
322:
294:Fasci Siciliani
286:
242:
179:
141:
131:
82:
76:
72:
63:
54:
53:22 January 1862
48:
46:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2494:
2484:
2483:
2481:Italian exiles
2478:
2473:
2468:
2463:
2458:
2453:
2448:
2443:
2438:
2433:
2428:
2423:
2418:
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2396:
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2380:
2367:
2365:
2361:
2360:
2358:
2357:
2352:
2347:
2342:
2337:
2331:
2329:
2328:Related events
2325:
2324:
2322:
2321:
2319:Luigi Luzzatti
2316:
2311:
2306:
2301:
2295:
2293:
2289:
2288:
2286:
2285:
2280:
2278:Nicola Petrina
2275:
2270:
2265:
2260:
2255:
2250:
2245:
2240:
2235:
2233:Nicola Barbato
2230:
2224:
2222:
2218:
2217:
2210:
2209:
2202:
2195:
2187:
2178:
2177:
2175:
2174:
2169:
2164:
2158:
2155:
2154:
2152:
2151:
2146:
2141:
2136:
2131:
2126:
2121:
2116:
2111:
2106:
2105:
2104:
2097:Corsican mafia
2094:
2089:
2084:
2079:
2074:
2069:
2064:
2059:
2053:
2051:
2047:
2046:
2044:
2043:
2037:
2031:
2025:
2023:
2019:
2018:
2016:
2015:
2010:
2005:
2000:
1995:
1990:
1980:
1974:
1972:
1968:
1967:
1965:
1964:
1958:
1952:
1946:
1943:Capaci bombing
1940:
1934:
1928:
1922:
1916:
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1904:
1898:
1891:
1889:
1883:
1882:
1880:
1879:
1873:
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1864:
1860:
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1501:
1495:
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1487:
1486:
1484:
1483:
1477:
1467:
1462:
1456:
1453:Capomandamento
1446:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1419:
1417:
1413:
1412:
1409:Sicilian Mafia
1405:
1404:
1397:
1390:
1382:
1376:
1375:
1369:
1363:
1355:
1354:External links
1352:
1351:
1350:
1347:Storia in Rete
1343:
1329:
1315:
1295:
1281:
1265:
1249:
1233:
1217:
1201:
1186:Barzini, Luigi
1183:
1169:Arlacchi, Pino
1164:
1161:
1159:
1158:
1145:
1130:
1114:
1102:
1089:
1073:
1061:
1049:
1034:
1019:
1006:
994:
990:Mafia Business
981:
966:
953:
937:
917:
904:
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880:
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845:
826:
802:
787:
774:
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686:
673:
651:
622:
620:
617:
585:
582:
544:
541:
520:Arrigo Petacco
492:
489:
418:
417:Back in Sicily
415:
321:
318:
285:
282:
241:
238:
214:, head of the
201:boss of bosses
193:Sicilian Mafia
167:
166:
163:
162:
156:
152:
151:
146:
138:
137:
134:
133:
132:Santa Ippolito
128:
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75:(aged 81)
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2244:
2241:
2239:
2236:
2234:
2231:
2229:
2228:Nicola Alongi
2226:
2225:
2223:
2219:
2215:
2208:
2203:
2201:
2196:
2194:
2189:
2188:
2185:
2173:
2170:
2168:
2165:
2163:
2160:
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2150:
2147:
2145:
2144:Stuppagghiari
2142:
2140:
2137:
2135:
2132:
2130:
2127:
2125:
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2117:
2115:
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2068:
2065:
2063:
2062:Anonima sarda
2060:
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2055:
2054:
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2027:
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1779:
1777:
1776:Castelvetrano
1774:
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1639:Casteltermini
1637:
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1434:Capo dei capi
1432:
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1341:0-436-44700-2
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1327:0-8050-7798-7
1324:
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1309:
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1199:
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1195:
1191:
1188:(1964/1968).
1187:
1184:
1182:
1181:0-19-285197-7
1178:
1174:
1170:
1167:
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1155:
1149:
1142:
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1127:
1126:Joe Petrosino
1118:
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766:
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727:Joe Petrosino
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473:
472:Luigi Barzini
468:
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454:
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436:
432:
431:capo elettore
423:
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400:Barrel Murder
397:
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270:Sambuca Zabut
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213:
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143:Conviction(s)
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103:Occupation(s)
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2268:Giovanni Noè
2102:Unione Corse
1888:and bombings
1346:
1332:
1318:
1301:
1284:
1268:
1252:
1236:
1220:
1204:
1190:The Italians
1189:
1172:
1154:The Italians
1153:
1148:
1138:(in Italian)
1133:
1125:
1122:(in Italian)
1117:
1105:
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1042:(in Italian)
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1027:(in Italian)
1022:
1014:
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989:
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951:, pp. 209-11
948:
932:
913:The Italians
912:
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848:
840:
819:(in Italian)
795:(in Italian)
790:
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748:
726:
723:(in Italian)
706:, pp. 146–49
703:
681:
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671:, pp. 76-114
668:
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512:
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484:
482:
477:
469:
453:Campofiorito
446:
430:
428:
404:
385:Ignazio Lupo
379:, headed by
373:Morello gang
370:
359:
338:
333:Morello Gang
306:
287:
274:
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251:
227:
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207:
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188:
175:
171:
170:
73:(1943-09-20)
18:
2416:1943 deaths
2411:1862 births
2149:Vendicatori
2129:'Ndrangheta
2087:Beati Paoli
2042:(1985–1986)
2036:(1986–1992)
1878:(1981–1984)
1872:(1962–1963)
1710:Pagliarelli
1700:Porta Nuova
1465:Consigliere
1461:(Sottocapo)
1368:on Gangrule
1087:, p. 185-86
1085:Cosa Nostra
949:Cosa Nostra
935:, pp. 68-69
931:Critchley,
852:Critchley,
751:, pp. 39-41
747:Critchley,
729:, p. 101-03
649:, pp. 57–63
565:Cesare Mori
549:sub-prefect
435:ward heeler
355:New Orleans
87:Nationality
2405:Categories
2082:Basilischi
2034:Maxi Trial
2003:Addiopizzo
1728:Camporeale
1705:Brancaccio
1587:Mandamenti
1542:Corleonesi
1504:Mandamento
1474:Caporegime
1470:Capodecina
1423:Commission
1163:References
988:Arlacchi,
645:Servadio,
366:paper mill
254:Bisacquino
240:Early life
49:1862-01-22
1971:Antimafia
1886:Massacres
1807:Mistretta
1682:Mussomeli
1624:Cianciana
1619:Canicattì
1604:Agrigento
1567:Inzerillo
1482:(Soldier)
1459:Underboss
1285:I Padrini
1152:Barzini,
1124:Petacco,
911:Barzini,
868:I Padrini
725:Petacco,
669:I Padrini
604:La Stampa
407:extortion
290:extortion
229:La Stampa
208:capomafia
127:Parent(s)
1847:Meetings
1813:Siracusa
1743:Bagheria
1733:Corleone
1577:Graviano
1547:Galatolo
1499:Made man
1425:(Cupola)
1171:(1988).
1156:, p. 292
1128:, p. 207
1083:Dickie,
1017:, p. 300
947:Dickie,
915:, p. 291
667:Marino,
599:Pozzuoli
553:Corleone
543:Downfall
389:sergeant
302:Corleone
266:campiere
262:campiere
189:Don Vito
119:Children
98:Don Vito
2221:Leaders
2109:Garduña
2092:Camorra
2050:Related
2008:Pentito
1987:members
1826:Members
1781:Trapani
1692:Palermo
1524:Pizzino
1480:Soldato
1100:, p. 51
992:, p. 18
856:, p. 51
785:Dickie)
684:, p. 48
647:Mafioso
609:Procida
558:Fascism
394:of the
348:⁄
258:Palermo
234:Procida
223:Fascism
90:Italian
81:, Italy
79:Procida
57:Palermo
2391:(1993)
2379:(1913)
2139:Stidda
2022:Trials
1963:(1993)
1957:(1993)
1951:(1992)
1945:(1992)
1939:(1985)
1933:(1984)
1927:(1983)
1921:(1982)
1915:(1982)
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