List of victims of the Camorra
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This list of victims of the Camorra includes people who have been killed by the Camorra
while opposing its rule. It does not include people killed in internal conflicts of the Camorra itself.
Camorra
The Camorra is a Mafia-type criminal organization, or secret society, originating in the region of Campania and its capital Naples in Italy. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations in Italy, dating to the 18th century.-Background:...
while opposing its rule. It does not include people killed in internal conflicts of the Camorra itself.
2008
- May 2 – Umberto Bidognetti was murdered in Castel VolturnoCastel VolturnoCastel Volturno is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 35 km northwest of Naples and about 35 km west of Caserta on the Volturno river.-History:...
by the Casalesi clanCasalesi clanThe Casalesi clan is a clan within the Camorra, an Italian criminal organization, operating from Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta between Naples and Salerno.Formed by Antonio Bardellino, it is a confederation of clans in the Caserta area...
, in punishment for his son DomenicoDomenico BidognettiDomenico Bidognetti is a former member of the Casalesi clan from Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta between Naples and Salerno. He is a cousin of Casalesi boss, Francesco Bidognetti. He became a pentito and collaborated with Italian Justice in early 2008. His nickname is...
's collaboration with the authorities. - May 16 – Domenico Noviello, a businessman murdered by the Casalesi clanCasalesi clanThe Casalesi clan is a clan within the Camorra, an Italian criminal organization, operating from Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta between Naples and Salerno.Formed by Antonio Bardellino, it is a confederation of clans in the Caserta area...
for refusing to pay pizzoPizzoPizzo may refer to:* Pizzo, Calabria, a seaport in Calabria, Italy * Pizzo , imposed by a protection racket, a fee periodically collected by the Mafia from businesses...
or extortion money.
2004
- November 21 – Gelsomina VerdeGelsomina VerdeGelsomina Verde was an innocent victim of the Camorra who was tortured and subsequently murdered during the Scampia feud in the city of Naples on November 21, 2004. She was 22 years old....
, a 22 year old woman, tortured and killed in an effort to make her disclose the whereabouts of her former Camorra boyfriend. - March 27 – Annalisa DuranteAnnalisa DuranteAnnalisa Durante was a 14-year-old Italian girl and an innocent victim of the Camorra, the Neapolitan Mafia. She was killed in the Forcella quarter of Naples, during a clash between two rival Camorra clans. While chatting with a friend and cousin outside her home she was grabbed as a human shield,...
, a 14 year old girl killed in the Forcella quarter of NaplesNaplesNaples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, during a clash between two rival Camorra clans.
2002
- February 18 – Federico Del Prete, a trade unionist, for opposing extortionExtortionExtortion is a criminal offence which occurs when a person unlawfully obtains either money, property or services from a person, entity, or institution, through coercion. Refraining from doing harm is sometimes euphemistically called protection. Extortion is commonly practiced by organized crime...
, known as "pizzoPizzo (extortion)In Southern Italy, the pizzo is protection money paid by a business to the Mafia, usually coerced and constituting extortion. The term is derived from the Sicilian pizzu . To wet someone's beak is to pay protection money...
", by the La Torre clan of MondragoneMondragoneMondragone is a comune or municipality in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region of Campania. It is located about 45 km northwest of Naples and about 40 km west of Caserta.-History:...
.
1994
- March 19 – Giuseppe DianaGiuseppe DianaGiuseppe Diana , also known as Father Peppino, was a Roman Catholic parish priest in Casal di Principe. He was killed by the Camorra.-Defying the Camorra:...
, a priest in Casal di PrincipeCasal di PrincipeCasal di Principe is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 25 km northwest of Naples and about 20 km southwest of Caserta....
who had been known as a campaigning cleric since he issued a letter in late 1992 urging his parishioners to shun the Camorra.
1985
- September 23 – Giancarlo SianiGiancarlo SianiGiancarlo Siani was an Italian crime reporter from Naples, who was killed by the Camorra, the Neapolitan crime organization....
, a 26 year old crime reporter for Il MattinoIl MattinoIl Mattino is an Italian daily newspaper, founded in 1892 in Naples, Italy, by the journalists Eduardo Scarfoglio and Matilde Serao.Based on 2008 survey data from Accertamenti Diffusione Stampa, Il Mattino is the most read daily newspaper in Campania, and one of the most read in southern...
, the principal newspaper of NaplesNaplesNaples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, is murdered by the Nuvoletta clanNuvoletta clanThe Nuvoletta clan is a Neapolitan Camorra clan operating from the town of Marano di Napoli, situated on the northern outskirts of the city of Naples, southern Italy.-Background:...
for his investigation of the Camorra.
1982
- July 2 – Salvatore Nuvoletta, a 20 year old Italian CarabinieriCarabinieriThe Carabinieri is the national gendarmerie of Italy, policing both military and civilian populations, and is a branch of the armed forces.-Early history:...
was murdered by the Casalesi clanCasalesi clanThe Casalesi clan is a clan within the Camorra, an Italian criminal organization, operating from Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta between Naples and Salerno.Formed by Antonio Bardellino, it is a confederation of clans in the Caserta area...
, under false suspicion of having taken part in a firefight in which clan member Mario Schiavone was killed.
1981
- April 1 – Aldo SemerariAldo SemerariAldo Semerari was an Italian criminologist, psychiatrist and political diplomat of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.-Background:...
, a 60 year old Italian criminologist, psychiatrist and political diplomat is murdered at the orders of Umberto AmmaturoUmberto AmmaturoUmberto Ammaturo is an Italian criminal and a member of the Neapolitan Camorra. He specialized in cocaine trafficking from South America. He was included in the list of most wanted fugitives in Italy until his capture in May 1993...
and Pupetta MarescaPupetta MarescaAssunta Maresca better known as known as Pupetta was a former beauty queen who became a well-known figure in the Camorra...
.