Gaetano Riina, brother of super boss Totò, dead at 90: funeral banned
Written by PL Editorial Team February 24, 2024



Gaetano Riina, brother of the super boss Totò, has died at the age of 90 . The death occurred on Thursday. Yesterday, specifically, he was buried in the cemetery of Mazara del Vallo, in the Trapani area. Trapani police commissioner Salvatore La Rosa has banned public funerals.

Even the route that the hearse had to follow to reach the cemetery was established. There, near Mazara del Vallo, a quick burial took place at 8pm. Only the closest relatives were present at the ceremony.

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Who was Gaeteano Riina
Totò Riina's brother ended up in prison only in 2011, with a clean criminal record and over 75 years old, serving a sentence for mafia and subsequently a sentence for illicit competition aggravated by having facilitated Cosa Nostra. Brother Riina, after finishing his sentence, was subjected to special surveillance.

He spent the last years of his detention under house arrest due to serious health problems. It was the Surveillance Court of Turin that granted him the measure in 2021. The concession occurred after several rejected requests and after the brother of the boss of bosses, with various health problems, had also had Covid.