Giuseppe Lucchese [SEP] place of birth
Giuseppe Lucchese
Giuseppe Lucchese (; born September 2, 1959) known as "Occhi di ghiaccio" (Eyes of ice) is a member of the Sicilian Mafia from the Brancaccio neighbourhood in Palermo. He was one of the favourite hitmen of the Corleonesi, headed by Totò Riina, during the Second Mafia War in 1981-83.
Lucchese and Vincenzo Puccio murdered their boss Giuseppe "Pino" Greco in 1985. Puccio replaced Greco and Lucchese became his substitute. After the killing of Puccio on May 11, 1989,
, Giuseppe Marchese and—"in absentia"—Salvatore Riina, Giuseppe Lucchese and Bernardo Provenzano.
A number of those convicted "in absentia" were, unknown to the judiciary, deceased by the time of the verdicts. They included Filippo Marchese, Rosario Riccobono and Giuseppe Greco. Additionally Mario Prestifilippo was also on trial "in absentia", but he was found shot dead in the streets while proceedings were still taking place.
A total of 114 defendants were acquitted, including Luciano Leggio, who had been charged with helping to run the Corleonesi