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Salvatore Riina (Also called Totò Riina) is the most famous mafioso or mafia villain in the recent history of Sicily.

He supposedly organized the death of Giovanni Falcone, the 'Giudice', the judge who fought against the mafia until his death, on May 23, 1992. ('La Strage di Capaci'; Capaci is the name of the place where the car bomb that killed him, exploded, between Palermo and Punta Raisi[?] airport.)

He is now in prison (for life).

Corleone was his home city and is often mentioned in the context of Totò Riina.

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