The Palermo mobster Giovanni Lucchese, 46 years old, nephew of Giuseppe Lucchese, known as Lucchiseddu, fierce killer of Cosa nostra, author of dozens of murders, brother-in-law of the mafia boss Pietro Tagliavia and son of Nino, convicted mafia boss, has begun to collaborate with justice. The wife of the repentant, Rosalinda Tagliavia, refused protection, not sharing her husband's choice. Both the Tagliavia and the Lucchese are families with strong mafia traditions. Giovanni Lucchese was arrested on July 19, 1997 in a police and financial police blitz after the investigation by the Palermo prosecutor, who lifted the veil on the new organization charts and affairs of the powerful thug in the Palermo neighborhood of Brancaccio.