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Giovanni Falcone ( Italian: [dʒoˈvanni falˈkoːne]; 18 May 1939 – 23 May 1992) was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate. [1] [2] From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Sicily, he spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power of the Sicilian Mafia.
Sep 5, 2018 · On May 23, 1992, Giovanni Falcone — one of Italy’s most important prosecutors — was assassinated in broad daylight by the Sicilian Mafia (La Cosa Nostra). Falcone’s murder was executed via a car bomb filled with more than a half-ton of explosives, and it came not long after he had presided over the historic Maxi Trial against the Mafia.
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May 18, 2012 · On May 23, 1992, Mafia hit men detonated a roadside bomb that killed Giovanni Falcone, his wife, and three bodyguards as they drove near Palermo, Italy.
In a serene courtyard on the grounds of the FBI’s National Academy in Virginia stands a monument to one of the Mafia’s most ardent foes, a former judge and prosecutor in Italy who put hundreds of...
May 23, 2024 · Giovanni Falcone (1939-1992) and Paolo Borsellino (1940-1992). Together with his friend, the fellow judge and prosecuting magistrate Paolo Borsellino, Falcone spent most of his distinguished professional career trying to overthrow the power of the Sicilian Mafia.
Mafia's murder of Giovanni Falcone: Duty, danger and courage — my Palermo pilgrimage. NEW: JOIN ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheMobReporterGiovanni Falcone was a crusading...
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May 18, 2022 · Thirty years ago, the Sicilian mafia killed judge Giovanni Falcone with a bomb so powerful it was registered by experts monitoring volcanic tremors from Etna on the other side of the island.
