by Alex Perry
Cersosimo, Nadia 234, 243
Ciconte, Enzo 52
Ciollaro, Maria Laura 210
Ciotti, Don Luigi 93, 246, 277
Colle degli Ulivi 160–2
Comberiati, Antonio 78–80, 85, 122
Comberiati, Gina 78, 79
Condello, Pasquale 44–5
Conforti, Anna 264
Constantino, Domenico 118, 129, 170, 207, 239–40
Coppola, Francis Ford 28
Cordi, Riccardo 219, 220–1
Corleone family 28
Corleone (place) 33
Cortese, Renato 35, 267
Cortese, Salvatore 82–3, 201
Cosa Nostra 27, 31–4, 35, 46, 48, 65, 68, 82, 135, 136
Cosco, Andrea 8, 10, 13, 37, 38, 39
Cosco, Carlo: accession and elevation of Cosco family 78–80; arrested for attacking Lea 120; Carmine’s evidence against 247–58; celebrates his daughter’s birthday without her 41; character and description 5, 7, 76; confesses his part in Lea’s murder 261–4; destruction of his empire 247; evidence against 121–2; insinuates himself back into Lea and Denise’s life 4–5, 6–8, 96–7, 99–101; involved in murder of Comberiati 80; Lea’s statements against 38, 41, 74, 81, 84–6; marries Lea 76–7; orders the death of his daughter 126–7; presumed involvement in Lea’s disappearance and death 8–14; professes his love for Lea and Denise 262–3; standing within ’Ndrangheta 246–7; state indictment against 132–3, 142–3; takes Denise to Pagliarelle 38–40, 119; trial and sentence 179, 200–3, 244–7, 261–4; under constant police surveillance 44; vendetta against Lea 81–4, 89–90, 97–9; violence and imprisonment 4, 23
Cosco, Denise: binge eats to relieve stress 119; birth of 77; Carlo orders her death 126–7; defiantly chooses freedom and her own life 178–9; escapes to Libera safe house near Turin 125–6; family background 3–4; gives eulogy at her mother’s funeral 277–8; gives evidence at trial of her father 202, 244, 246; has affair with Venturino 123–4; interviewed by the carabinieri 37–8, 125; learns to fit in with her family and not mourn 40–2; listens to Carmine’s confession concerning the death of her mother 257; looked after by Venturino 119–20; open letter written to 231–2, 245; publicly declares loyalty to the family 125; re-enters witness protection 178; realises that her mother has been killed 11–14; spends time with her father 5, 6, 7–8, 96, 98–101, 250, 262; stays with her aunt, uncle and cousins 8–11; taken to Pagliarelle by her father 38–40; visits her father in prison 81, 82, 123, 142; in witness protection with her mother 82–4, 88–95
Cosco, Domenico 8, 10, 37, 96
Cosco, Giuseppe 8, 10, 11, 14, 37, 78, 80, 81, 179, 200, 201, 245, 250, 264
Cosco, Piera 96, 97
Cosco, Renata 8, 9, 10, 13, 37
Cosco, Vito 9, 10–11, 37, 78, 84, 89, 123, 125, 179, 200, 201, 202, 245, 249, 250, 264
Cosenza, Matteo 224–7, 231–2, 245
Cosenza (place) 186
Costantino, Domenico 129, 165, 261
Create, Antonella 210
Creazzo, Giuseppe 117, 118, 161, 180, 265
Crotone 46, 125, 143, 248, 264
Cucino a Modo Mio, New York 16
Curcio, Rosario 38–9, 90, 121, 179, 200, 245, 249, 250, 252, 253–6, 264
Dickie, John 48, 52, 56, 288; Mafia Brotherhood 48
Dolce, Sandro 84–6, 91–2, 109, 265
drugs (cocaine, heroin) 7, 9, 16, 34–5, 65–7
Duisberg massacre (2007) 55, 70
Elisa 39
Epifanio, Concettina 210
Esposito, Salvatore 188–9
Fabriano 93
Falcone, Giovanni 30, 31, 32, 33, 71, 82, 136, 228
Fallara, Orsola 197
Fata Morgana 25, 26
Ferraro, Angela 148, 169, 173–5, 209, 211, 241, 259
Ferraro, Angelo 116
Ferraro clan 209
Ferraro, Rosa 209, 239
Ferraro, Sara 174, 175
Figliuzzi, Alfonso 111, 155, 156, 160, 215, 224
Figliuzzi, Rosalba ‘Rosi’ 112, 155, 184–5, 190
Figliuzzi, Salvatore 111–12, 117, 156, 159, 169, 196, 215
Figliuzzi, Tania 112, 155, 180, 184
Floreale, Massimiliano 252, 254
Florence 90, 167
Fondacaro, Marcello 268
Francesco (mafia boy) 219
Francis, Pope 273
Gallico clan 267–8
Gallico, Domenico 268
Galluci, Teresa 116
Garduña 50
Garibaldi, Giuseppe 18, 20, 25
Garofalo, Antonio 15, 74–5
Garofalo, Floriano 15, 75, 76–7, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83–4, 85, 89, 122
Garofalo, Francesco 202
Garofalo, Genevieve 90
Garofalo, Gennaro 90
Garofalo, Giulio 15, 75
Garofalo, Lea: arrests in connection with her death 142–3; assassination attempt 97–9, 121; attempted reconciliation with Carlo 4–5, 6–8, 96–7, 99–101; Carlo’s confession concerning her murder 261–4; Carlo’s vendetta against 81–4, 89–90, 97–9; Carmine’s evidence concerning her murder 247–58; character and description 5, 8, 15, 75, 85, 92, 93, 94; court case in Florence 101; disappearance and death 8–14, 21, 38–9, 74, 134, 196, 201, 245; effect of media support for her bravery 224–7, 229, 230–1; family background 3–4, 74–6; funeral of 264, 276–8; her story as inspirational 275–6; marriage and childbirth 76–7; name never spoken 15; press coverage 22; reaction to murder of Comberiati 78–80; state abandonment of 133; supposedly in Australia 200, 202–3, 245; testifies against Carlo and the ’Ndrangheta 38, 41, 74, 80, 83, 84–6, 87; testimony concerning attack on 121–2; vigils held for 179; in witness protection with Denise 4, 82–4, 88–95, 96
Garofalo, Mario 75, 89
Garofalo, Marisa 13, 15, 38, 41–2, 75–6, 82, 96, 119, 125–6, 249
Garofalo-Mirabelli faida 89
Gazetta del Sud 149, 199
Gennari, Giuseppe 142–3
Genoa 162, 180, 187, 209
Gentile, Emanuela 162, 183
Getty III, John Paul 60–1, 228
Getty Snr, John Paul 61
Gioia Tauro 34–5, 47, 59, 60–5, 70, 72–3, 107, 114, 128, 157
The Godfather (book and film) 27–8, 50, 228
Goodfellas (film) 50
Grasso, Piero 33
Grata, Mother 82
Grisolia, Filippo 203
Guardian di Finanza 44
Guarnotta, Leonardo 32
Homer, Odyssey 26
Ietto, Angelo 147, 209
Il Quotidiano della Calabria 224–7, 230, 231–2, 245
Impastato, Giuseppe 82
Improta, Pasquale 156–7, 161, 181, 183–4, 188
Interdonato, Enrico 219, 221
International Women’s Day 227
Introini, Anna 244, 245
Italy 17–20, 46
Kercher, Meredith 22
Knox, Amanda 22
la mattanza 28–9, 34, 62, 65
Lazio 166, 243
Lazzaro, Anna Rosalba 156, 159–60, 163, 180, 181–3, 184–5, 189, 196–7, 199, 224, 265, 266
Legato, Dominica 115–16
Lello, Giuseppe di 32
Libera group 33–4, 93, 125, 246
Locri 219, 220
Lombardo, Giuseppe 67–70
Lucca 165–6, 167, 207
Lucia, Dr Fortunato 191
lupara bianca 15, 123
Macri, Palmiro 158
Madia, Giuseppe 147, 150, 151, 172, 173, 208
Maffei, Valeria 172
mafia: all-out war of assassination 28–9; anti-mafia protests 33–4; children and family dynamics 212–21; large-scale arrests of 128–32; law against 32; and lupara bianca 15; murder of prosecutors 31–2; southern battle against 31; spread of 46–50; state campaign against 70–3, 106; success of anti-mafia prosecutors 32–3; treatment of women 240; under surveillance by all police forces 43–5, 78, 106, 166, 228; see also Camorra; Cosa Nostra; ’Ndrangheta
Manconi, Luigi 107
Mancuso, Pantaleone 197
Maroni, Roberto 132
Masi, Antonino de 64
Massimo (friend of Carlo’s) 6–7
Mastrosso 49, 50, 51
Maxi trial 32
Messina: anti-mafia protests 33–4; description 24, 26; historical background 25; and the mafia 27–9; myth and legend 26–7; plague, earthquakes and war 25
Messina, Salvatore 158
Mezzogiorno 18, 20
Mignini, Giuliano 22
Milan 3, 5, 16, 29, 44, 71, 97, 125, 128, 179, 200–3, 205, 264, 271; Bar Barbara, Piazza Baiamonti 9, 37; Cimitero Monumentale 276–7; Cuarto Oggiaro 78, 79, 85; Green Dragon restaurant 38, 254, 256; Hotel Losanna 6; No. 6 Viale Montello 9, 10–11, 38, 39, 76, 77–82, 85, 89, 122, 201, 248, 254; Piazza Baiamonti 77, 78; San Vittore prison 4, 81, 136, 138, 244; Sempione Park 252, 253, 277; Via San Vittore 252–4
Milan University 29
Mirabelli clan 75
Modena 93
Monza 90, 253, 255, 276
Mount Etna 24, 35
Multari, Giuseppina 117, 274–5
Musarò, Giovanni 189; accused by Concetta’s family of taking advantage of her 198; attempts on his life 267–9; believes Pesce clan destroyed 269–70; convinced Concetta’s family behind her killing 222; dismisses Lazzaro’s interview out of hand 196–7; involved in thirty separate investigations 131; as junior to Alessandra 59; listens to Concetta’s evidence 157–9, 161–2; reaction to death of Concetta 195–6; tells the story of Stefania 273–4
Naples 16, 20, 40, 46, 48, 50, 156, 157, 273
Napolitano, Giorgio 94–5, 106, 107–8
’Ndrangheta 6, 9, 15; accidents, death and suicide 115–17, 196, 197, 272; acts of rebellion by the women 272–3; blood, family and tradition 20, 55–8, 108–9, 287; bomb attacks 105–7; centre of gravity moved to the north 269–70; changes in command structure 270; children and family dynamics 212–21; clan rivalry 109–10; compared to Islamist militants 21; Concetta’s information concerning 156–9, 161–2; continued threat to anti-mafia prosecutors 267–9; destruction of base in Viale Montello 247; destruction of its homeland 62–5; destruction of organisation in Calabria 267, 271–3; force Giuseppina to withdraw her cooperation 145–8; Giuseppina’s evidence against 136–41, 178; global drug empire 16–17, 34–5, 56, 62, 65–7, 77, 78; global power 69–70, 230, 270–1; ignorance concerning 17–18, 23; increased sophistication of members 131–2; kidnapping and ransom money 60–1; language used by 53–4; large-scale arrests and trials 128–32, 179, 200–3, 208–11, 226, 227–8, 230, 244–7, 259, 261–4; Lea testifies against 38, 41, 74, 80, 84–6; loss of image and invincibility 228–9; modern rise of 60–5; money-laundering and international finance 67–9; as near perfect criminal organisation 22; origins, myths and development 16, 45–53, 228; press campaign against 224–7; press support for 149–52, 173, 199, 200, 208; prosecutor attitude towards 132–4; racism of 107; reaction to women’s treachery 161–4, 196, 197, 204–5; reassertion of 200, 204–5; relationship with the church 54–5; resumes pressure on Giuseppina and her family 169–77; revenues 17, 22, 286–7; rituals 51–3; secret summit with other mafia leaders 135; signs of weakness in 205; state crackdown on 35, 70–3, 106–8; structure and organisation 70–3, 109, 230, 289; threats against anti-mafia prosecutors 130–1; treatment of women 20–1, 56, 110–11, 112, 117, 169, 239–40; under constant surveillance by police 43–5, 57–8, 70–3, 78, 106, 115, 153, 162–3, 269–70; uses Viale Montello as mafia base 77–82; and vendetta 75, 81–4; violent bigotry of 23; women’s influence and position 57–8, 108, 110; you leave, you die attitude 74
Obama, Michelle 272
Operation All Clean (2011) 149, 209
Operation All Inside (2010) 128–9, 131, 149, 208, 209
Operation All Inside II (2010) 146, 209
Operation Crimine 209
Operation Infinity (2010) 131
Operation Shame (2011) 224
Oppedisano, Domenico 72–3, 131, 132, 227, 230
Osso 49, 50, 51
Pagliarelle 13, 15, 40–2, 45, 46, 74, 82, 83–4, 90, 96, 119, 201, 249, 264, 276
Palaia, Angela (Giuseppina’s aunt) 144–5, 146, 147, 169, 175, 176–7, 209
Palaia, Angela (Giuseppina’s daughter) 111, 130, 138, 144–5, 146, 165–6, 171, 174, 175, 176, 177, 206, 209, 233, 235, 242
Palaia clan 209
Palaia, Elisea 130, 138, 144, 165, 171, 174, 175, 209, 233, 235–6
Palaia, Gaetano (Giuseppina’s father-in-law) 175, 206, 209
Palaia, Gaetano (Giuseppina’s son) 130, 138, 144, 165, 175, 206, 209, 233, 235
Palaia, Gianluca 146, 147, 171, 209
Palaia, Giovanni 209
Palaia, Rocco 111, 112, 114, 129, 130, 169, 170–1, 175–6, 206, 208, 209, 210, 239, 259
Palermo 31, 33, 82, 136
Paliano prison, Rome 233–4, 235, 243, 265, 273
Palmi 47, 60, 117, 136, 209, 236, 261, 264, 265, 267
Pangallo, Nidola 150–1
Peci, Giovanni 90
Pelles clan 72–3
Persurich, Marshal Christian 37–8
Perugia 22, 90
Pesce, Annunziata 116
Pesce, Antonino 116–17, 128, 209, 259
Pesce clan: Bellocos as main rival 107, 109–10, 139, 158; bugged by carabinieri 115; destruction of 259–61, 269–70; firepower of 114; Giuseppina’s evidence against 136–41, 147, 209–11, 238–40, 259; investigations, arrests and trial 128–9, 146, 226, 259; as number one target 73; put pressure on Giuseppina 146–8; respect, shame and death 114, 115–17, 139–40; rise of 109; weapons managed by Rocco Palaia 111
Pesce, Francesco ‘Ciccio’ 114, 129, 139, 153, 208, 239, 240–1, 259
Pesce, Giuseppe 260
Pesce, Giuseppina: agrees to collaborate again 172–3; arrested by carabinieri 129–30; believed to be in mortal danger 152–4; believed to be weak and disturbed 150–2; calmly gives evidence in court 238–42; character and description 110; children removed from their grandparents 215–16; clandestine affair with Costantino 118, 129, 170; continues to be pressured by her family and the ’Ndrangheta 169–71, 173–7; correspondence monitored by Alessandra 169–71; deaths of family members 116–17; effect of media support for her bravery 224–7, 229, 230–1; fears for her children 130; friendship with Concetta 109–12; gives evidence against the ’Ndrangheta 136–41, 147; gives evidence at trial of her family 209–11, 238–40, 259; gives present to Alessandra 237–8; learns the family business 113–15; little sympathy for 132, 134; male treatment of 112–13; marriage and children 111, 112; prepares for trial against her family 236–7; pressured into ending her collaboration with the authorities 145–8; recaptured/rescued by the carabinieri 165–8; receives loving letter from her daughter 177; relationship with Alessandra 237–8, 242–3, 274; resumes collaboration with Alessandra 234–6; reunited with her children 138, 144; sends letter of explanation to Alessandra 205–8; suicide attempts 130, 132; taken to Paliano prison 233–4; uses teddy bear to encourage changes in her children 235–6; withdraws her allegations against the ’Ndrangheta 149–52, 196; in witness protection 144–8, 154
Pesce, Marina 148, 169, 173, 174, 175, 209, 211, 241, 259, 260
Pesce, Salvatore 112–13, 115, 130, 152, 239, 241–2, 259
Pesce, Vicenzo 129, 208
Petilia Policastro 15, 75, 79, 84, 99, 264, 276
picciotti 48–9, 54, 107, 114, 129
Pignatone, Giuseppe 33, 35, 59, 70, 108, 131, 132, 135, 149, 189, 205, 214, 230, 267
Pioli, Fabrizio 271–2
Piromalli clan 63–4
Pisani, Vittorio 187, 265, 266
Pisano, Annalisa 87–9, 92–4, 123, 258
Plati 72
Polistena 190–1
Prestipino, Michele 33, 35, 59, 70, 108, 115–16, 129, 139–40, 168, 172, 189, 214, 237, 243, 267, 268, 269
Provenzano, Bernardo 28, 33
Puzo, Mario 27–8
Pythagoras 46
Radio Ol
impia 129
Rando, Vincenza ‘Enza’ 75, 76, 81, 82, 93, 101, 125, 178, 245, 246, 264, 276
Rebibbia prison, Rome 234–5, 236, 237, 238–40
Reggio Calabria 188–9, 212, 214, 230; as bandit country 36; bomb attacks 105–8; earthquakes and war 25; electronic espionage in 44–5; historical background 25; large-scale arrests in 131; Mattia Preti girls’ high school letter 230–1; myths and legends 26; power and organisation of ’Ndrangheta in 70–3; state fightback in 108; surveillance in 70–3, 166; trials in 227, 266
Reggio Emilia 39, 181, 187
Riacce Bronzes 25
Riina, Salvatore 28, 136
Roberti, Franco 270–1
Rome 60, 93, 97
Rosarno 59, 60, 62, 70, 72–3, 107, 110–11, 116, 128, 128–9, 139, 144, 149, 155, 158, 163, 165, 175, 178, 209, 211, 260–1, 265, 266, 272
Rozzano massacre (2003) 89
Sabatino, Massimo 120, 121–2, 132, 136, 179, 201–2, 244, 245, 249, 250, 262, 263, 264
Sabatino, Rosi 121
Saffioti, Gaetano 261
San Ferdinando 158
San Frutuoso, Monza 253, 254–6, 257
San Luca 54, 55
Sansonetti, Piero 208
Scolo clan 273
Secolo, Rita Stefania 162
Secolo, Stefania 273–4
Second World War 25, 27, 216
Sicily 16, 24–9, 46–7, 48, 50, 233
Snow White syndrome 271
Sorrentino, Salvatore 121–2, 201–2
Steinberg, Daniel Sussman 261
Straits of Messina 24–5, 26, 30, 35, 106
Tatangelo, Marcello 201, 247, 248, 257, 264
Tegano, Giovanni 131
Toscano, Silvano 78, 79
Turin 125, 178
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 216
