Matteo Messina Denaro, Italy’s No. 1 fugitive, was arrested when he sought treatment at a private clinic in Sicily after three decades on the run.
ROME — Italy’s No. 1 fugitive, a Mafia boss convicted of helping to mastermind some of the nation’s most heinous slayings, was arrested Monday when he sought treatment at a private clinic in Sicily after three decades on the run.
“It all led to today’s date he would have come for some tests and treatment” at the clinic, the Carabinieri general said. Shortly after his arrest, the sun peeked through, and a rainbow could be seen in the sky over the clinic. He also was among Cosa Nostra bosses convicted of ordering a series of bombings in 1993 that caused fatalities and damaged the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, two major churches in Rome and an art gallery in Milan.
The Italian Mafia boss who set the record for the longest time on the lam was Bernardo Provenzano. He was captured in a farmhouse near Corleone, Sicily, in 2006 after 38 years as a fugitive. Once Provenzano was in police hands, the hunt focused on Messina Denaro, who managed to elude arrest despite numerous reported sightings, including in northern Italy.
Some have speculated whether Messina Denaro might agree to cooperate with prosecutors in exchange for more lenient prison conditions. On Monday, Italian state TV transmitted what it said was an audio recording of a 1993 appearance by Messina Denaro before a Sicilian court. A judge sought to confirm his identity and asked basic questions to fill out documents.
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