François Marcantoni [SEP] place of birth
François Marcantoni
François Marcantoni (28 May 1920 in Alzi, Corsica – 17 August 2010 in Paris) was a Corsican gangster, member of French resistance, a bank robber and a writer.
World War II.
In 1942, during World War II, Marcantoni participated in a sabotage operation in Toulon. He refused to collaborate with the regime of Vichy France. In the 1950s, he was involved in a series of bank robberies.
Markovic affair.
Marcantoni was under investigation in 1968 for the killing of
, many of them died of violence after meeting him. Corsican François Marcantoni was Delon's closest gangster-friend. When Delon's bodyguard, Marković, mysteriously died, Marcantoni and Delon came under investigation. One of the factors pointing in that direction was a letter by Marković to his brother Aleksandar in which he wrote: "If I get killed, it's 100% the fault of Alain Delon and his godfather François Marcantoni." Marcantoni was initially charged with the murder. However, after being questioned by the police,