Aldo Ercolano
Aldo Ercolano | |
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 Mugshot of Aldo Ercolano | |
| Born | 14 November 1960 |
| Occupation | Mafioso |
| Allegiance | Catania Mafia family / Cosa Nostra |
| Criminal charge | Mafia association, multiple murder |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment |
Aldo Ercolano (born 14 November 1960) is an Italian mafioso, nephew and right-hand man of Benedetto Santapaola (known as Nitto), historical capo of the Catania Mafia family
History
[edit]Son of Giuseppe Ercolano, known as "u zu Pippu", and Maria Grazia Santapaola (sister of Benedetto), he is considered a prominent figure within the Catania Mafia, along with his father, his paternal uncle Salvatore (known as Turi), and his maternal uncle Benedetto Santapaola.[1] Aldo Ercolano is the capo of the faction within the Catania Mafia known as the Ercolano clan, which was previously headed by his father, who died in 2012.[2][3][4]
Aldo Ercolano is married to Francesca Mangion, daughter of the late Francesco Mangion, known as Cicciu u’ firraru, and sister of Giuseppe Mangion, both of whom were prominent figures in the Catania Mafia family.[5]
Ercolano was among the perpetrators of the murder of Giuseppe Fava, as well as dozens of other homicides. In 1994, he was arrested in Desenzano del Garda, in Lombardy, where he was on vacation with his wife and children, after two years on the run, during which time he assumed leadership of the Catania Mafia family following the arrest of his uncle Nitto. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the 1990s, a sentence upheld on appeal on 10 July 2001, and confirmed by the Corte di Cassazione on 15 November 2003. He remains incarcerated to this day.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Arrestato a Torino il boss mafioso che si era cucito la bocca al maxiprocesso di Falcone". la Repubblica (in Italian). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ Caia, Saul (4 August 2012). "Muore "u zu Pippu", le foto rubate al funerale del boss". Linkiesta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "DOPO IL VERTICE CON SICA GIORNATA DI SANGUE A CATANIA - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 4 January 1989. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Arrestato a Torino il boss mafioso che si era cucito la bocca al maxiprocesso di Falcone". la Repubblica (in Italian). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Revocato il 41 bis al boss ErcolanoÈ la seconda volta. Ed è polemica". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 13 January 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ Mirone, Luciano. "STORIA DI ERCOLANO IL "SUPER PROTETTO", IL KILLER DI FAVA NON PIU' AL 41 BIS". L'Informazione (in Italian). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "MANETTE AL NUOVO CAPO DELLA MAFIA CATANESE - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 28 March 1994. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ Distefano, Laura (29 March 2021). "Cosa nostra, omicidi e potere: Aldo Ercolano è tornato al 41 bis". Live Sicilia (in Italian). Retrieved 2 May 2025.