Editing Vito Cascioferro

[[File:Vito Cascioferro.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]'''Vito Cascioferro''' or '''Vito Cascio Ferro''' (January 22, 1862 – [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circa c.] 1942, summer 1943 or 1945), also known as '''Don Vito''', was a prominent member of the [[Mafia|Sicilian Mafia]]. He also operated for several years in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States]. He is often depicted as the "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capo_di_tutti_capi boss of bosses]", although such a position does not exist in the loose structure of Cosa Nostra in Sicily.

Cascioferro's life is full of myth and mystery. He became a legend even when he was alive, and that legend is partially responsible for creating the image of the gallant gentleman ''capomafia'' (Mafia boss).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-servadio57_1-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito_Cascioferro#cite_note-servadio57-1 [1]]</sup> He is widely considered to have been the killer of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City] police officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Petrosino Joe Petrosino], in charge of the Italian Squad, in 1909. However, he has never been convicted for the crime.

With the rise of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Fascism Fascism] in Italy his untouchable position declined. He was arrested and sentenced to death in 1930 and would remain in jail until his death. The exact year of his death remains unknown.
[[Category:List]]
[[Category:Male]]
[[Category:Leader]]
[[Category:Criminals]]
[[Category:Gangsters]]
[[Category:Deceased]]
[[Category:Imprisoned]]