Gaspare Mutolo
Member of the Sicilian Mafia
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- Gaspare Mutolo (Palermo, February 5, 1940) is a Sicilian mafioso, also known as "Asparino".
- He was the first mafioso who spoke about the connections between Cosa Nostra and Italian politicians.
- Early career Mutolo grew up in the narrow streets of Pallavicino and the neighbourhood of Partanna-Mondello in Palermo.
- At the same time, he was involved in a car-theft ring.
- Several of his blood family were members of the Mafia.
Gaspare Mutolo (Palermo, February 5, 1940) is a Sicilian mafioso, also known as "Asparino". In 1992 he became a pentito (state witness against the Mafia). He was the first mafioso who spoke about the connections between Cosa Nostra and Italian politicians. Mutolo's declarations contributed to the indictment of Italy's former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti and to an understanding of the context of the 1992 Mafia murders of the politician Salvo Lima and the magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.
Early career
Mutolo grew up in the narrow streets of Pallavicino and the neighbourhood of Partanna-Mondello in Palermo. He left school and started working as a mechanic. At the same time, he was involved in a car-theft ring. He lived in the world of Cosa Nostra since his youth. Several of his blood family were members of the Mafia.
In 1965 he ended up in prison for the first time. In the Ucciardone prison in Palermo he shared a cell with Totò Riina, the future boss of the Corleonesi. Noticing the deference with which Riina was treated, Mutolo realized that his cellmate had to be someone important and ingratiated himself with Riina by letting him win at cards. When they both left prison, Mutolo was Riina's personal driver for a while – a position of great trust.
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