Mario Francese
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 45 years ago |
Date of birth | February 6,1925 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Syracuse |
Italy | |
Date of died | January 26,1979 |
Died | Palermo |
Italy | |
Spouse | Maria Sagona |
Known for | Investigative journalism |
Children | Giuseppe Francese |
Job | Journalist |
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ID | 634758 |
Mario Francese Life story
Mario Francese was an Italian crime reporter of the Giornale di Sicilia. He was the first journalist to expose the role of Toto Riina and the Corleonesi within the Sicilian Mafia, and because of this he was killed on 26 January 1979. After 22 years, in 2001, those who had decided to eliminate him were convicted.