They worked within the system.
They chose to stand against it.
They were judges, prosecutors, police officers.
They investigated.
They signed orders.
They followed the law.
They knew the risk.
Investigated mafia crimes and political connections at the highest level.
He was shot dead in Palermo in 1971.
A police officer serving in Palermo.
He was killed alongside judge Pietro Scaglione in 1971.
A police officer killed while trying to stop an extortion attempt.
The attack was linked to the clan of Rosario Riccobono.
A Carabiniere officer who investigated mafia activities and the Corleonesi.
He was killed while on vacation in Sicily.
The murder was ordered by Totò Riina and Bernardo Provenzano
A municipal officer who secretly helped investigators track mafia fugitives.
He was killed after assisting in the search for Leoluca Bagarella
A police chief who uncovered drug trafficking and mafia networks.
He was shot dead in Palermo in 1979.
The killing was carried out by Leoluca Bagarella on orders from Cosa Nostra leaders
A judge who investigated the mafia and its leadership.
He was killed in an ambush in Palermo.
The murder was ordered by Cosa Nostra bosses.
A Carabiniere captain investigating mafia activities in Sicily.
He was shot dead in 1980 in front of his family.
The murder was ordered by Cosa Nostra bosses.
A chief prosecutor who signed arrest warrants against mafia figures.
He was shot dead in Palermo in 1980.
No one was definitively convicted for his murder
A Carabiniere marshal who investigated smuggling and mafia activities.
He was killed in an ambush in Palermo in 1981.
No definitive convictions were reached for his murder.
He was a Carabinieri investigator who stood out for his work. The mafia shot him in the streets of Catania.
He was the Prefect of Palermo, sent to fight the mafia. Pino Greco led the ambush that killed him.
He was a bodyguard who tried to defend Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa during the ambush. Pino Greco and his men killed him.
He was a young police officer who hunted the mafia. Pino Greco shot him in Palermo.
He was a prison officer who sought the truth about his son’s death. The mafia silenced him.
He was a prosecutor who investigated mafia and business ties. Salvatore Riina ordered his killing.
He was a retired Carabinieri who tried to stop a heroin shipment. Gioacchino Cillari killed him.
He was a Carabinieri captain killed at the gate of his home. The mafia opened fire as he stepped out
He was a Carabinieri driver still inside the car when the attack began. The mafia shot him during the ambush.
He was a Carabinieri who tried to react to the ambush. The mafia shot him before he could defend himself.
He built a new way to fight the Mafia, uniting judges into a single front that would change history. He was killed by a car bomb outside his home, in an attack that marked one of the bloodiest chapters of the war against the State.
A carabiniere who chose to stand beside those marked for death, protecting a judge at the heart of the anti-Mafia fight. He was killed in the Via Pipitone massacre, leaving behind a family and a duty carried to the very end.
A decorated carabiniere who spent his life protecting those targeted by the Mafia, standing on the front line of justice. He was killed in the Via Pipitone massacre while on duty, leaving behind a wife and five children.
A decorated carabiniere who spent his life protecting those targeted by the Mafia, standing on the front line of justice. He was killed in the Via Pipitone massacre while on duty, leaving behind a wife and five children.