He succeeded his uncle Matteo Motisi as head of the Motisi Mafia clan and boss of the mandamento of Pagliarelli. He is considered to be one of the more powerful bosses of Palermo. He rose in the ranks as one of the killers for Totò Riina and his Corleonesi, but became close to Bernardo Provenzano when the latter took over the position of Riina as head of Cosa Nostra.[2][3] He is a fugitive since 1993 and is wanted for Mafia association and murder.
He received a life sentence for the murder of the police officer Beppe Montana on 28 July 1985.[4] In March 2001, he escaped an attempt to arrest him.[5] In 2002 he was replaced as the capo mandamento of the Pagliarelli neighbourhood by Antonio Rotolo when the latter left prison, because as a fugitive he did not manage the Mafia family sufficiently.[4]
After the arrest of an older generation Mafia bosses – such as Bernardo Provenzano, Antonio Rotolo and Salvatore Lo Piccolo – in 2006 and 2007, Motisi, Pietro Tagliavia, Gianni Nicchi and Salvo Riina – the second-born son of boss of bosses Totò Riina – were considered to be the upcoming young Mafia bosses.[6] However, the whereabouts of Motisi are unknown. According to some observers Motisi is dead, but the pentito Angelo Casano denies this and maintains that Motisi is hiding in Agrigento, in the south of Sicily.[7]
^(in Italian) Most wanted list of the Italian ministry of the Interior 6 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^(in Italian) La Mafia cerca il confronto con lo Stato, Polizia e democrazia, September 2001
^(in Italian) I sei colonnelli del superboss, La Repubblica, 28 August 2003
^ ab(in Italian) Motisi, latitante da undici anni: una primula rossa nell’ombra[permanent dead link], Giornale di Sicilia, 17 February 2009
^(in Italian) Sfugge alla cattura il latitante Motisi, La Repubblica, 24 March 2001
^(in Italian) I rampolli di Cosa Nostra in lotta per il comando, La Repubblica, 9 December 2009
^(in Italian) Asse di ferro tra superlatitanti Raccuglia e Messina Denaro[permanent dead link], Sicilia on line, 19 February 2009
External linksEdit
(in Italian) Italian Ministry of the Interior wanted poster in PDF for Giovanni Motisi
October 15, 2023
giovanni, motisi, italian, pronunciation, dʒoˈvanni, moˈtiːzi, sicilian, mʊˈtiːsɪ, born, january, 1959, palermo, also, known, pacchiuni, sicilian, fatman, member, sicilian, mafia, sicily, from, altarello, neighbourhood, palermo, been, most, wanted, list, itali. Giovanni Motisi Italian pronunciation dʒoˈvanni moˈtiːzi Sicilian mʊˈtiːsɪ born 1 January 1959 in Palermo also known as U Pacchiuni Sicilian for The Fatman is a member of the Sicilian Mafia in Sicily from the Altarello neighbourhood in Palermo He has been on the most wanted list of the Italian ministry of the Interior since 1998 1 Giovanni MotisiBorn 1959 01 01 1 January 1959 age 64 Palermo Sicily ItalyNationalityItalianOther namesU PacchiuniAllegianceCosa Nostra Contents 1 Criminal background 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCriminal background EditHe succeeded his uncle Matteo Motisi as head of the Motisi Mafia clan and boss of the mandamento of Pagliarelli He is considered to be one of the more powerful bosses of Palermo He rose in the ranks as one of the killers for Toto Riina and his Corleonesi but became close to Bernardo Provenzano when the latter took over the position of Riina as head of Cosa Nostra 2 3 He is a fugitive since 1993 and is wanted for Mafia association and murder He received a life sentence for the murder of the police officer Beppe Montana on 28 July 1985 4 In March 2001 he escaped an attempt to arrest him 5 In 2002 he was replaced as the capo mandamento of the Pagliarelli neighbourhood by Antonio Rotolo when the latter left prison because as a fugitive he did not manage the Mafia family sufficiently 4 After the arrest of an older generation Mafia bosses such as Bernardo Provenzano Antonio Rotolo and Salvatore Lo Piccolo in 2006 and 2007 Motisi Pietro Tagliavia Gianni Nicchi and Salvo Riina the second born son of boss of bosses Toto Riina were considered to be the upcoming young Mafia bosses 6 However the whereabouts of Motisi are unknown According to some observers Motisi is dead but the pentito Angelo Casano denies this and maintains that Motisi is hiding in Agrigento in the south of Sicily 7 See also EditList of fugitives from justice who disappearedReferences Edit in Italian Most wanted list of the Italian ministry of the Interior Archived 6 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine in Italian La Mafia cerca il confronto con lo Stato Polizia e democrazia September 2001 in Italian I sei colonnelli del superboss La Repubblica 28 August 2003 a b in Italian Motisi latitante da undici anni una primula rossa nell ombra permanent dead link Giornale di Sicilia 17 February 2009 in Italian Sfugge alla cattura il latitante Motisi La Repubblica 24 March 2001 in Italian I rampolli di Cosa Nostra in lotta per il comando La Repubblica 9 December 2009 in Italian Asse di ferro tra superlatitanti Raccuglia e Messina Denaro permanent dead link Sicilia on line 19 February 2009External links Edit in Italian Italian Ministry of the Interior wanted poster in PDF for Giovanni Motisi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giovanni Motisi amp oldid 1180289047, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
