Giuseppe Lucchese, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Giuseppe Lucchese

Italian murderer

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1959

Place of Birth: Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Giuseppe Lucchese

  • Giuseppe Lucchese (Italian: [d?u'z?ppe luk'ke?ze]; born September 2, 1959) known as Occhi di ghiaccio (Eyes of ice) is a member of the Sicilian Mafia from the Brancaccio neighbourhood in Palermo.
  • He was one of the favourite hitmen of the Corleonesi, headed by Totò Riina, during the Second Mafia War in 1981-83. Lucchese and Vincenzo Puccio murdered their boss Giuseppe "Pino" Greco in 1985.
  • Puccio replaced Greco and Lucchese became his substitute.
  • After the killing of Puccio on May 11, 1989, Lucchese became the capo mandamento of the Ciaculli-Brancaccio mafia families.Lucchese is suspected of being one of the accomplices in the murders of the mafiosi Stefano Bontade and Salvatore Inzerillo.
  • He was arrested on April 1, 1990, and imprisoned for multiple murders.
  • He received a life sentence for the murder of Carabinieri General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa and the communist politician Pio La Torre both in 1982.
  • He has been accused of 50 murders.

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