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, Mafia boss of Villalba
Frank Costello testifying before the Kefauver Committee
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
Capo dei capi
…to the U.S. public by the Kefauver Commission in 1950. In the Sicilian Mafia, the position does not exist. For instance, the old-style Mafia boss Calogero Vizzini was often portrayed in the media as the "boss of bosses" – although such a position does not exist according to later Mafia pentiti, such as Tommaso…
Vizzini in a 1935 mugshot
A Sherman tank moves past Sicily's rugged terrain. (National Archives)
Vito Genovese