Cesare Mori was born in 1872 in Pavia, Italy, and was raised in an orphanage. He became a policeman and fight crime. In 1924 he became the prefect of Trapani. Then, 22 october 1925 he was transferred to Palermo from Mussolini with the charge to eradicate the Mafia. In Sicilia he began a ruthless campaign against the Mafia. He investigated high-ranking mafiosi and saw that they had a relationship with Fascism. Mori understood the fear honor and respect of the mafiosi. So he started adopting mafia tactics (respect and honor) to fight the Mafia. This anti-mafia campaign was from 1924 until 1929. He mistrusted the legal system greatly. He knew that the law was weak, and therefore, he intervened by police violence and not the mafioso. His tactic was considered as "the biggest mafioso of them all". Mori reduced the crime rate but did not tackle the social and economic part.

External links

• Sicily And The Mafia: Part Four - Mussolini Takes On the Mafia by Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
• HAIL CESARE! The Life and Times of Cesare Mori, the Scourge of the Mafia by Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus

1872 births | 1942 deaths | Mob-busters

Cesare Mori