About
Sicilian mafia boss from Castelvetrano, also known by the name Diabolik which is from an Italian comic book series. After the arrests of Bernardo Provenzano and Salvatore Lo Piccolo, he was considered a new leader of the Sicilian Mob. In 1993 he became a fugitive on the most wanted list and made the Forbes 2010 list of the ten most wanted and powerful criminals in the world. He was arrested in January of 2023 in Palermo.
Before Fame
He learned to be violent from a young age, gaining notoriety from the murder of a rival boss and his three-months pregnant girlfriend.
Trivia
He was officially a fugitive after the 1992 and 1993 bombings of Capaci and Via D'Amelio. He was referred to as "the boss of all bosses" within the Mafia. He received cancer treatment while in custody.
Family Life
He was born in Castelvetrano in the province of Sicily. He is the son of a Mafia boss, Francesco Messina Denaro, also known as Don Ciccio. His father was the capo mandamento, or head of the territory, of Castelvetrano. He is said to be the father of an extra marital child, a daughter he had with Francesca Alagna. His lover was Maria Mesi. His brother is Salvatore Messina Denaro and his sister is Patrizia Messina Denaro, both arrested.
Associated With
Tommy Lucchese was also a Sicilian-born American gangster, who was a founding member of the mafia in the United States.
