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Tom Davidson

Mafia boss dubbed ‘The last Godfather’ dies in Sicily hospital after 30 years on the run

A Sicilian mafia boss dubbed ‘the last Godfather’ by the Italian press has died in hospital at the age of 61.

Matteo Messina Denaro spent 30 years on the run from authorities but was finally arrested in January, when he was suffering from cancer.

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