Giuseppe Lucchese (; born 2 September 1958), known as ''Lucchiseddu'' and ''Occhi di ghiaccio'' (Eyes of ice), is a member of the Sicilian

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from the

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neighbourhood in

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. He was one of the favourite hitmen of the

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, headed by Totò Riina, during the Second Mafia War in 1981–84. Lucchese and Vincenzo Puccio murdered their boss Giuseppe "Pino" Greco in 1985. Puccio replaced Greco and Lucchese became his substitute. Lucchese was given a

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in 1987. After the killing of Puccio on 11 May 1989, Lucchese became the capo mandamento of the Ciaculli-Brancaccio mafia families. Lucchese is suspected of being one of the accomplices in the murders of the mafiosi Stefano Bontade and Salvatore Inzerillo. He was arrested on 1 April 1990, and imprisoned for multiple murders. He received a life sentence for the murder of

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General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa and the communist politician Pio La Torre both in 1982. He has been accused of 50 murders.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucchese, Giuseppe 1958 births Living people Sicilian mafiosi Gangsters from Palermo Italian people convicted of murdering police officers 20th-century Italian criminals Italian people convicted of manslaughter Italian people convicted of murder People convicted of murder by Italy Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Italy Sicilian mafiosi sentenced to life imprisonment