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    Sicilian Mob Boss Salvatore Riina Dies In Italian Hospital Prison Ward

    Riina, who is thought to have ordered the murders of more than 150 people, died while in a medically induced coma a day after turning 87.
    by Scott Neuman Nov 17, 2017 1 minute
    Salvatore Riina, aka "Toto," the most important figure of the Sicilian mafia, is brought to justice after evading police for 23 years at the Aula Bunker of Palermo courthouse on March 4, 1993 in Palermo, Italy.

    Former Sicilian Mafia godfather Salvatore "Toto" Riina — who ordered the murder of Italian prosecutors and law enforcement officials who tried to bring him down — died Friday in the

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