Calogero Vizzini
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Calogero Vizzini, also commonly known as "Don Calò", was a Sicilian Mafia boss of Villalba in the province of Caltanissetta, Sicily. He was considered to be one of the most influential and legendary M
Vizzini in a 1935 mugshot
A Sherman tank moves past Sicily's rugged terrain. (National Archives)
Vito Genovese
"Don Calò used to walk around in shirtsleeves and overalls. His slovenly dress and laconic speech were typical Mafia affectations. It was not done for a Mafia chieftain to show off in the matter of his clothing or any other way, and sometimes, as in Don Calò's case, this lack of concern for appearances was carried to extremes." – Norman Lewis
Capo dei capi
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Capo dei capi, capo di tutti i capi or Godfather are terms used mainly by the media, the public, fiction writers and the law enforcement community to indicate a supremely powerful crime boss in the Si
Calogero Vizzini
…the most influential and legendary Mafia bosses of Sicily after World War II until his death in 1954. In the media, Don Calò was often depicted as the "boss of bosses" – although such a position does not exist in the loose structure of Cosa Nostra. Vizzini was the archetype of the paternalistic "man of honour" of a…
Frank Costello testifying before the Kefauver Committee