Giuseppe Greco
Sicilian Hitman (1952-1985)
Giuseppe Greco (Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈɡrɛːko]; 4 January 1952 – September 1985) was an Italian hitman and high-ranking member of the Sicilian Mafia. A number of sources refer to him exclusively as Pino Greco, although Giuseppe was his Christian name; Pino is a frequent abbreviation of the name Giuseppe.
One of the most prolific killers in criminal history, he was affiliated with the Ciaculli mafia family. Despite his surname, he was not related to the boss of Ciaculli Salvatore "Ciaschiteddu" Greco nor to the boss of Croceverde-Giardini Michele Greco. His father was also a Mafioso nicknamed Scarpa (Italian for "shoe"), hence his nickname of Scarpuzzedda, or "little shoe".
Early life
He was born in 1952 in Ciaculli, an outlying town in the province of Palermo, the administrative centre of Sicily. At school, he reportedly excelled in Latin and Greek. It is not known when he joined the Mafia but according to pentito Gaspare Mutolo, he started off as a driver for Kalsa boss Tommaso Spadaro, whose nephew was Giuseppe Lucchese, who would go on to become Greco's best friend and accomplice in many murders. By 1979, Giuseppe Greco had increased his influence and power considerably, and he sat on the Sicilian Mafia Commission alongside Michele Greco, who by that point began controlling the entire Ciaculli-Croceverde Giardini-Brancaccio mandamento. This was an unusual arrangement as, with the exception of the Corleone family, only one boss was normally allowed to be on the Commission for each family.
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