Murder of Santa Ninfa Father and Son: Matteo Messina Denaro’s Shadow

Last Updated: March 27, 2024

I verbali di Matteo Messina Denaro: «Tutti i miei documenti falsi vengono da Roma»

The article suggests a possible connection between Matteo Messina Denaro and the double murder of Antonino and Francesco Paolo Catalanotto in 2014 in Santa Ninfa, Sicily. The murders remain unsolved, but new information from a carabinieri officer suggests a link to the daughter of mafia boss Saverio Furnari, Leonarda, who had requested protection from the Catalanotto family. The officer mentioned a conversation between Francesco Guttadauro, a nephew of Messina Denaro, and two associates discussing the need to protect Leonarda. Guttadauro was subsequently arrested and the Catalanotto family members were murdered. Messina Denaro, in a statement to the judge, acknowledged his friendship with the Furnari family but denied any involvement in the murders.