Marrying for love of the mafia: ‘Marriages are a governing mechanism’
The study of 900 unions outlines the power network of the various clans of the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta
Arrest in Italy shines a light on the murky ties between the Mafia, neo-fascists and the secret service during the Cold War
A police officer has been arrested for allegedly making disappear, in 1980, the glove of the killer who murdered Piersanti Mattarella, brother of the current Italian president — a key case connected to the assassination of Aldo Moro and the Bologna massacre
How new narratives are breaking the mafia’s code of silence
The release of a video game that revisits the origins of the phenomenon in Sicily has reignited the debate about how the arts have portrayed the notorious criminal organizations — with varying degrees of success
The Italian mafia’s tentacles in Colombia: Cheaper cocaine and ties with the Gulf Clan
The recent capture of several leaders of the Camorra and the ‘Ndragheta highlights the extensive operations of European crime groups in the South American country
Major raid reveals the secrets of the new Cosa Nostra: Video chats between bosses and ‘The Godfather’ as a school of life
The Carabinieri arrested 183 mafiosi from the most powerful clans in Palermo in a raid the likes of which has not been seen since the era of Judge Falcone in the 1980s
First European farmers practiced ritual killing used today by the mafia
The first examples of ‘incaprettamento’ appear in cave paintings in southern Italy dated to the European Mesolithic period
The Italian mafia regroups after the death of capo Messina Denaro
The Cosa Nostra eschews headline-grabbing murders in favor of drug trafficking and corruption
Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro dies in prison
The 61-year-old Cosa Nostra boss had been Italy’s most wanted criminal for decades
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