Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro dies in Italian hospital 

Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro dies in Italian hospital 

A photo reproduction of a computer-generated image released by Italian police of mafia boss contender Matteo Messina Denaro (Alessandro Fucarini/AP)

Matteo Messina Denaro, the convicted mastermind of some of the Sicilian mafia’s most heinous slayings, is dead.

It comes only months after Italy’s number one fugitive was caught following decades on the run.

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