Salvatore Riina

Salvatore Riina, also known as Totò Riina (born November 16, 1930) is one of the most infamous members of the Sicilian Mafia. He was nicknamed The Beast, or sometimes Shorty (U curtu in Sicilian) due to his diminutive height, although no-one ever dared to call him either nickname to his face. During his life-long career in crime he personally killed around forty people and is believed to have ordered the deaths of upwards of a thousand more.

References

Excellent Cadavers (1995) Alexander Stille, Vintage ISBN 0099594919

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Alexander Stille - ISBN

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The Antimafia (2000) Alison Jamieson, MacMillan Press Ltd ISBN 033380158

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Cosa Nostra (2004) John Dickie, Coronet, ISBN 0340824352

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