"Infamous Italian Mob Boss Matteo Messina Denaro Dies Months After Capture"

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"Infamous Italian Mob Boss Matteo Messina Denaro Dies Months After Capture"
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Matteo Messina Denaro, an Italian Mafia boss who spent 30 years on the run before his capture earlier this year, has died at the age of 61. Denaro, known as the "last Godfather," had colon cancer and his condition worsened in recent months. He was convicted in absentia of several crimes, including planning the murders of anti-Mafia prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino in 1992. Denaro's body is expected to return to Sicily for a private funeral.

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