1. Leoluca Bagarella was arrested in 1995, having been a fugitive for four years, and sentenced to life imprisonment for Mafia association and multiple murders.
16 Facts About Leoluca Bagarella
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Leoluca Bagarella sided with Luciano Leggio of the Corleonesi in the late 1950s.
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Leoluca Bagarella became the brother-in-law of Salvatore Riina in 1974 when he married Leoluca Bagarella's sister, Antonia.
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Two of Leoluca Bagarella's brothers were Mafiosi; his elder brother, Calogero Leoluca Bagarella, was shot dead on December 10,1969, in the Viale Lazio in Palermo, during a shootout with rival mafioso Michele Cavataio and his men, is what is known as the Viale Lazio massacre.
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On 21 July 1979, Leoluca Bagarella killed police chief Boris Giuliano.
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Leoluca Bagarella shot Giuliano in the neck three times and, standing over the body, fired four bullets into Giuliano's back before making his escape.
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Leoluca Bagarella had managed to escape in time, but Giuliano's weapons, four kilograms of heroin and false documents with photographs depicting Leoluca Bagarella were discovered.
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Leoluca Bagarella shot five times and killed investigative journalist Mario Francese on 26 January 1979, in front of his house in Palermo.
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The powerfully built Leoluca Bagarella modelled himself on the eponymous character of the film The Godfather, so when he married the attractive niece of a boss he had the movie theme played at a lavish party.
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Provenzano protested about the terrorist attacks, but Leoluca Bagarella responded sarcastically, telling him to wear a sign saying "I don't have anything to do with the massacres".
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Leoluca Bagarella stopped ordering murders sometime before his capture, apparently due to the suicide of his wife Vincenzina.
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On 24 June 1995, Leoluca Bagarella was arrested, having been a fugitive for four years.
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Leoluca Bagarella was convicted of multiple murders and imprisoned for life.
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In 2002, Leoluca Bagarella had protested about his treatment under the Article 41-bis prison regime law that placed heavy restrictions on jailed Mafia bosses to prevent them from running their criminal empires from behind bars.
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In total, Leoluca Bagarella was given 13 life sentences plus 106 years and ten months, and solitary confinement for 6 years.
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Characters based on Leoluca Bagarella were featured in the 2007 Italian TV series Il Capo dei Capi, the 2014 TV series Furore, the 2018 TV series Il cacciatore, the 2007 film L'ultimo dei Corleonesi, and the 2013 film La mafia uccide solo d'estate.