God’s Banker I 1. Death of a Banker

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Crooked Media

Documentary, History, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.7 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In 2022, Attorney Nicolo Majnoni reconnects with an old friend, former White House reporter Mario Platero, who has been fixated for decades on the murder of Vatican banker Roberto Calvi. Mario suspects the Vatican, the Mafia, and other shadowy groups. What starts as a conversation sparks Nicolo's obsession, leading him to abandon his law firm and dive into one of history’s most notorious unsolved crimes. Get early access to the full season now by joining Crooked’s Friends of the Pod at crooked.com/friends. Hear this episode in Italian by subscribing to Il Banchiere di Dio wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:51.3	There's a scene that I have been obsessed with for the past several years.
0:56.3	It took place on a cool summer night in Austria in 1982.
1:01.7	Italian banker Roberto Calvi sat in front of a cold fireplace.
1:07.7	For him, it was a rare moment of stillness in what had been a full week on the run.
1:14.5	His designer suit was disheveled.
1:17.3	There were sweat stains on his once crisp button-up shirt and dirt on his pants and jacket.
1:24.4	He left his home in Rome in such a rush there wasn't much time to pack. A couple of
1:29.9	suitcases, a forged passport, and the precious item that hadn't left his sight since, his
1:38.1	leather briefcase. Calvi picked up a book of matches and struck,
1:46.8	igniting the small cavern of the brick fireplace.
1:51.5	One by one, he pulled the documents from the briefcase,
1:56.6	dropping them carefully into the fire, page after page.
2:00.7	Were these paper trails of illegal wire transfers, maybe blackmail materials on his rich and powerful clients?
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