May 15, 1954 - Enrico De Pedis
A leading figure in one of Rome's most powerful postwar criminal networks, De Pedis operated at the intersection of organized crime, political violence, and Vatican-adjacent intrigue. His organization, the Banda della Magliana, cultivated ties that reached well beyond street-level crime — into Italy's intelligence services, the far right, and, by some accounts, the financial scandals surrounding the Holy See. The unresolved disappearance of teenager Emanuela Orlandi in 1983, and the decades of suspicion connecting it to De Pedis, ensured that his name remained in circulation long after his death.
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Enrico De Pedis (Italian pronunciation: [enˈriːko de peˈdis]; 15 May 1954 − 2 February 1990) was an Italian gangster and one of the bosses of the Banda della Magliana, an Italian criminal organization based in the city of Rome, particularly active throughout the late 1970s until the early 1990s. His nickname was "Renatino". Unlike other members of his gang, De Pedis possessed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. While other members squandered their earnings, he invested his illicit proceeds (in construction companies, restaurants, boutiques, etc.).
Along with many of the crimes committed by his gang, De Pedis has also been linked to the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, whose case has been linked with the Pope John Paul II assassination attempt. On 2 February 1990, De Pedis was ambushed and murdered by his former colleagues on Via del Pellegrino near Campo de' Fiori. He was buried in the Sant'Apollinare Basilica in Rome.
In 2009, the Rome prosecutor's offices investigated why De Pedis was entombed in the Vatican-owned basilica.
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