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Navarra used his positions as director of the hospital to increase his power. In
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Letizia, an 11-year-old shepherd. His father took the shocked boy to the hospital run by Navarra. The boy talked about the murder but died after an injection. Navarra was blamed by the press for killing the boy and thus
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Navarra has always aimed at power, rather than at money for its own sake … He often spent more than he brought in, both in his medical activities and in his career as Mafioso.”
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161:Early career
141:Mafia family
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69:(1958-08-02)
1555:1958 deaths
1550:1905 births
1506:Vendicatori
1486:'Ndrangheta
1444:Beati Paoli
1399:(1985–1986)
1393:(1986–1992)
1235:(1981–1984)
1229:(1962–1963)
1067:Pagliarelli
1057:Porta Nuova
822:Consigliere
818:(Sottocapo)
464:Cosa Nostra
393:, pp. 63–65
287:'Ndrangheta
108:Cosa Nostra
1544:Categories
1439:Basilischi
1391:Maxi Trial
1360:Addiopizzo
1085:Camporeale
1062:Brancaccio
944:Mandamenti
899:Corleonesi
861:Mandamento
831:Caporegime
827:Capodecina
780:Commission
706:, Vintage
564:Arlacchi,
510:, p. 59–60
423:Servadio,
366:References
348:Corleonesi
184:gabellotti
104:Allegiance
44:1905-01-05
1328:Antimafia
1243:Massacres
1164:Mistretta
1039:Mussomeli
981:Cianciana
976:Canicattì
961:Agrigento
924:Inzerillo
839:(Soldier)
816:Underboss
333:Fiat 1100
263:Socialist
259:gabelloto
137:physician
1204:Meetings
1170:Siracusa
1100:Bagheria
1090:Corleone
934:Graviano
904:Galatolo
856:Made man
782:(Cupola)
702:(1995).
584:(1988).
526:Archived
466:, p. 333
462:Dickie,
453:, p. 103
283:Calabria
255:campiere
179:Fratuzzi
167:Corleone
145:Corleone
83:Gunshots
52:Corleone
1466:Garduña
1449:Camorra
1407:Related
1365:Pentito
1344:members
1183:Members
1138:Trapani
1049:Palermo
881:Pizzino
837:Soldato
576:Sources
568:, p. 53
479:, p. 65
449:Lewis,
440:, p. 45
436:Paoli,
425:Mafioso
58:, Italy
1496:Stidda
1379:Trials
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1254:(1947)
1148:Alcamo
1105:Trabia
1095:Cinisi
986:Ribera
919:Motisi
914:Minore
866:Omertà
796:Family
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475:Hess,
389:Hess,
307:Belice
149:Sicily
56:Sicily
1157:Other
1034:Riesi
909:Greco
891:Clans
876:Pizzo
871:Faida
800:Cosca
326:Death
289:boss
169:in a
1220:Wars
1168:Sud
1024:Gela
806:Boss
708:ISBN
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