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      • Giovanni Falcone (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni falˈkoːne]; 18 May 1939 – 23 May 1992) was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate. From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Sicily, he spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power of the Sicilian Mafia.
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  2. Giovanni Falcone (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni falˈkoːne]; 18 May 1939 – 23 May 1992) was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate. [1] [2] From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Sicily, he spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power of the Sicilian Mafia.

    • Giovanni Falcone’s Early Life in Sicily
    • Living in Secrecy
    • The Maxi Trial
    • The Assassination of Giovanni Falcone

    Born into a poor district of Palermo, Sicily, Giovanni Falcone had a childhood marred with horrors perpetrated by the Mafia — which helped encourage his drive to thwart these criminals as an adult. Falcone studiedlaw at the University of Palermo and graduated in 1961. He practiced law for just three years before he became a judge in 1964. Assigned ...

    Giovanni Falcone executed all his work for the prosecution office from a bazooka-proof bunker underneath the city’s law courts. His workspace was surrounded by security footage of the halls and rooms around his office. His home reflected the same level of vigilance and wherever Falcone went, he was escorted by a barrage of armored vehicles. This le...

    The Maxi Trial is the most important and effective trial ever brought against the Sicilian Mafiaand is widely regarded as one of the biggest trials in history. It was the first time that the Cosa Nostra’s existence was judicially confirmed, and the significance of this acknowledgment was insurmountable. A total of 474 Mafiosi were indicted for a wi...

    Giovanni Falcone’s work both in Sicily and outside of Sicily began to severely frustrate the mob. In June 1989, a sack filled with dynamite was discovered by police near a beach house that Falcone rented out, but for some reason, the bomb never detonated. Following this assassination attempt, Falcone remarked to a colleague, “My life is mapped out:...

    • Bernadette Deron
  3. Giovanni Falcone was killed on May 23, 1992, on the orders of Mafia Boss, Salvatore “Totò” Riina. A half-ton bomb was placed under the motorway between Palermo International Airport and the city.

  4. May 18, 2012 · On May 23, 1992, Mafia hit men detonated a roadside bomb that killed Giovanni Falcone, his wife, and three bodyguards as they drove near Palermo, Italy.

  5. Apr 11, 2017 · Giovanni Falcone managed to accomplish the legendary feat of completely changing the mentality of our country. He was a man who I guarantee you, who didn’t need a mask and cape to prove his superpowers and courage. Even today, when I hear the name, Giovanni Falcone, a shiver runs along my back.

    • Don Tano
  6. Judge Falcone may not have defeated the Sicilian Mafia during his lifetime, but he left a legacy of standing for justice—no matter what the cost. Today, Judge Falcone’s legacy lives on through...

  7. Jun 1, 2021 · In 1992, he detonated the bomb that killed Italy's leading anti-Mafia investigator, judge Giovanni Falcone, in one of the country's most infamous murder cases.

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