Giuseppe Lucchese

Member of the Sicilian Mafia

Giuseppe Lucchese

Mugshot of Giuseppe Lucchese

Born|  (1958-09-02) September 2, 1958 (age 66)

Palermo, Sicily

Other names| "Lucchiseddu"
"Occhi di ghiaccio" (Eyes of Ice)
Occupation| Mafioso
Criminal status| Imprisoned since 1990
Allegiance| Sicilian Mafia
Criminal charge| Multiple murder
Penalty| Life imprisonment

Giuseppe Lucchese (Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe lukˈkeːze; -eːse]; born September 2, 1958[1]), known as Lucchiseddu and Occhi di ghiaccio (Eyes of ice), is a member of the Sicilian Mafia from the Brancaccio neighborhood in Palermo. He was one of the favourite hitmen of the Corleonesi, headed by Totò Riina, during the Second Mafia War in 1981–84.

Lucchese and Vincenzo Puccio murdered their boss Giuseppe "Pino" Greco in 1985. Puccio replaced Greco and Lucchese became his substitute. Lucchese was given a life sentence in absentia as part of the Maxi Trial in 1987.[2][3] After the killing of Puccio on May 11, 1989, Lucchese became the capo mandamento of the Ciaculli-Brancaccio mafia families.[4]

Lucchese is suspected of being one of the accomplices in the murders of the mafiosi Stefano Bontade and Salvatore Inzerillo. He was arrested on April 1, 1990, and imprisoned for multiple murders. He received a life sentence for the murder of Carabinieri General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa[5][6] and the communist politician Pio La Torre[7] both in 1982. He has been accused of 50 murders.[8]

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1. ^ "TRIBUNALE DI PALERMO UFFICIO ISTRUZIONE PROCESSI PENALI N. 2289/82 R.G.U.I. ORDINANZA - SENTENZA emessa nel procedimento penale CONTRO ABBATE GIOVANNI + 706 VOLUME N. 1" (PDF) (in Italian).
2. ^ "Mafia Killer Reported Slain". Reuters. 25 May 1988.
3. ^ "I GIUDICI HANNO CREDUTO A BUSCETTA" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 17 December 1987.
4. ^ Redazione (2023-09-22). "Le migliori piastre a vapore del 2023: una recensione approfondita". capitanoultimo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-10-21.
5. ^ (in Italian) La lotta contro la mafia Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, website of the Carabinieri
6. ^ (in Italian) Delitto Dalla Chiesa, Cassazione conferma ergastoli per boss Ganci e Lucchese[permanent dead link‍], La Sicilia, May 12, 2006
7. ^ (in Italian) Omicidio La Torre, condannati "cupola" e sicari[permanent dead link‍], La Sicilia, April 28, 2007
8. ^ "L' HIT PARADE DEI CLAN E UN SUPER - KILLER DA 50 OMICIDI" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 11 March 1993.

* Stille, Alexander (1995). Excellent Cadavers. The Mafia and the Death of the First Italian Republic. New York: Vintage. ISBN 0-09-959491-9.

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