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Joe Petrosino

New York police detective Joseph Petrosino. He was gunned down while in Sicily investigating a mafia connection to New York.

A casual boast solves a century-old mafia murder in Sicily

Conflict & Justice

It took more than a century, but Italian police think they’ve solved the murder of a New York City detective who was shot in Sicily while investigating the mafia. And it all came down to bragging rights for the murderer’s relative 105 years later.
It took more than a century, but Italian police think they’ve solved the murder of a New York City detective who was shot in Sicily while investigating the mafia. And it all came down to bragging rights for the murderer’s relative 105 years later.

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