One of Italy's most notorious and ruthless Mafia bosses, Benedetto Santapaola, believed to have masterminded the murder of one of Italy's most famous anti-mafia prosecutors in 1992, has died in prison ...

Benedetto “Nitto” Santapaola, one of Italy’s notorious Mafia bosses, has died in prison at the age of 87. Santapaola is believed to have been the brains behind the murder of one of Italy’s most ...

Reading “The Don: 36 Rules of the Bosses” is a disconcerting experience, almost as if you are entering into the deepest, darkest thoughts of a Mafia boss’s mind. “I wanted the book to read as if ...

A luxury ocean liner burned and capsized in New York Harbor on Feb. 9, 1942. The SS Normandie, being converted into a troopship, caught fire during welding work and took 6,000 tons of water from ...

Cosa Nostra leader, who controlled most of eastern Sicily, dies while serving multiple life sentences for murder Benedetto “Nitto” Santapaola, a Sicilian mafia boss and one of the most dangerous ...

Many may overlook the real-life figures who inspired legendary fictional Mafia bosses like Don Corleone and Tony Soprano. Mob-themed shows and films frequently draw inspiration from infamous Mafia ...