Matteo Messina Denaro was born in Castelvetrano in the province of Trapani, Sicily. His father, Francesco Messina Denaro, known as Don Ciccio, was the capo mandamento of … See more

• Matteo Messina Denaro; Salvatore Mugno (2008). Lettere a Svetonio. Eretica (in Italian). Viterbo: Stampa alternativa/ Nuovi equilibri. p. 126. ISBN 978-8862220538. OCLC 314111721. – via = archive.is.
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• (in Italian) Il "papa" della nuova mafia, by Rino Giacalone, Libera Informazione, 3 December 2008
• The World's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives, Forbes
• (in Italian) Ecco il nuovo capo della mafia Archived 6 … See more

After the natural death of his father in November 1998, Matteo became capo mandamento of the area including Castelvetrano and the neighbouring cities, while Vincenzo Virga ruled in the city of Trapani and its surroundings. After the arrest of Virga in … See more

After bomb attacks in Capaci and Via D'Amelio that killed prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, the arrest of Salvatore Riina on 15 January 1993 and the introduction of … See more

On 16 January 2023, Messina Denaro was arrested in Sicily by Italian police, after being a fugitive since 1993. His arrest came almost exactly 30 years after that of Riina, who was taken into custody on 15 January 1993, also in Palermo.
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