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5 FRIGHTENING Unsolved Murders In Italy

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Scary Mysteries

True Crime, Society & Culture, News, Documentary

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2019

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/scarymysteriesBuy awesome original shirts made by Scary Mysteries https://newdawnfilm.com/scary-mysteri...Subscribe for Weekly Videos here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiE8_________________________________________________________5 Frightening Unsolved Murders in ItalyItaly is known for its food, beauty, and culture. But like any place in the world, Italy has its dark side. The next five cases showcase the most unusual crimes that happened in the country. These are 5 Frightening Unsolved Murders in Italy. 5. Mauro de Mauro Earning the nickname, “giornalista scomodo” or the “inconvenient journalist,” Mauro de Mauro was known for his fierce, left-leaning slant. He was a supporter of Benito Mussolini’s Fascist regime and continued to support the Italian Social Republic in German-governed northern Italy. From the 50s to 70s, De Mauro became a part of a group of investigative reporters at the newspaper, L’Ora, leading the way in exposing connections between the Sicilian Mafia and corrupt politicians. 4. Graziella Franchini a.k.a. Lolita Starting at a young age of 15, Graziella Franchini a.k.a Lolita was already offered a recording contract by record company Magic. The same year, Franchini joined the Pesaro Song Festival and ended up winning because of her amazing talent and charm. Not only that, her young age and beautiful looks also won her billing on various musical television programs. 3. Wilma Montesi On April 9, 1953, Wilma Montesi headed out to take a walk. When Wilma left her home, she was dressed nicely as if she was meeting someone else. She carried a bag with her but not her ID card. She didn’t wear any jewelry, not even the one her fiancé gave her. At around 5:30, several people said they saw her taking the train alone. 2. Roberto Calvi On June 18, 1982, at 7:30 AM, a postal clerk on his way to work saw the body of a man hanging from the scaffolding beneath Blackfriar’s bridge in London. The man was dressed in a gray suit, white waistcoat, and blue shirt. He had shoes and socks but no belt or tie. On his hand was an expensive wristwatch, stopped at 1:52 A.M. And in his pockets, jacket and even in his crotch area was inserted 12 pounds worth of heavy bricks. 1. Michele Sindona Born in Messina, Michele Sindona rose from his humble small-town beginnings to become a self-made millionaire. After graduating with a law degree in the University of Messina in1942, he moved to Sicily then Milan where his skill with laundering money and evading tax earned him the respect of Mafia bosses. By 1957, he was closely tied to the Gambino family in the U.S., managing funds from their heroin sales.Support the show

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5 frightening unsolved murders in Italy.

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Italy is known for its food, beauty and culture, but like any place in the world it has a dark side.

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The cases on this list showcase the most unusual crimes that have happened in the country's

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history. These are five frightening unsolved murders in Italy.

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Number five, Morrow

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is known for his fierce left-leaning slant.

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He was a supporter of Benito Mussolini's fascist regime

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and continued to support the Italian Social Republic and German govern Northern Italy.

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From the 50s to the 70s, tomorrow became a part of a group of investigative reporters at the newspaper

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Laura leading away and exposing connections between the Sicilian mafia and corrupt politicians.

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In 1962, he was the first to release a detailed map of the Sicilian mafia, confirmed to be true 22 years later by former member

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Tomasso Buscetta.

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He also republished a testimony from another mafia turncoat medical doctor Melchiori Allegra who

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testified of mafia activities. This put a morrow on to the mafia's hit list. In 1962 he investigated the death of E&I President

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Enrico Mati. Mati was president of the state-owned gas and oil

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conglomerate who died in a mysterious

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plane crash on October 27th 1962. A prominent figure who gathered the

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ear of several countries and agencies during his term.

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Matty's death was attributed to French extremist OAS, the CIA, and the Sicilia

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mafia.

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D'Morrow suspected Mati's aircraft was sabotaged.

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He managed to score an interview with Graziano Verzoda, a known politician

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