Giovanni Strangio (; born January 3, 1979) is a member of the

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born in

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. Starting from 2007, he was included on the

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as well as in Germany,Meistgesuchte Personen
Bundeskriminalamt Strangio was arrested in

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on March 12, 2009.Alleged mafia kingpin arrested in Amsterdam over gangland massacre
The Guardian, March 13, 2009
La Repubblica, March 13, 2009

San Luca feud

Strangio was wanted for the Duisburg massacre on August 15, 2007, which made headlines worldwide.A Deadly Mafia Export from Italy
Der Spiegel, August 15, 2007 He was one of two gunmen that killed six men in front of the ''Da Bruno'' restaurant near the main railway station. More than 70 shots were fired. The carnage was part of a long-standing feud between two 'Ndrangheta clans from San Luca in Calabria, the Pelle-Vottari-Romeo and Strangio-Nirta clan.Haftbefehl gegen Giovanni Strangio erlassen
Der Spiegel, August 31, 2007
La Repubblica, August 31, 2007 He reportedly belongs to the Strangio-Nirta clan and is a relative of Maria Strangio, the wife of Giovanni Luca Nirta, who was killed on December 25, 2006 in an attempt to kill her husband. The killing revived the lingering

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that started in 1991. Strangio was arrested at the funeral of Maria Strangio where he appeared with a gun, presumably to kill members of the Pelle-Romeo clan. He was apprehended after a short exchange of fire in which he was slightly wounded.San Luca, sparatoria ai funerali
La Repubblica, December 28, 2006 He was arrested and released in July 2007.

Duisburg massacre

Strangio returned to Germany, where he ran "Tonis Pizza" in Kaarst in

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.Die Spur führt nach Kaarst
Stern, September 1, 2007 From his adopted hometown, Strangio allegedly prepared the attack against the rival clan that included Marco Marmo (1982–2007), among its members, and the chief suspect in the murder of Maria Strangio, who was killed in the bloodbath. Strangio quickly became a suspect. His apartment in Kaarst was searched and it appeared that he had left it in a hurry, leaving a large amount of money behind. On December 18, 2007, four suspects in the Duisburg massacre were arrested, but Giovanni Strangio remained a fugitive until his arrest in March 2009.
The Seattle Times, December 19, 2007 The second gunman is believed to be Strangio’s brother-in-law Giuseppe Nirta, also wanted for international cocaine trafficking, who was arrested on May 23, 2008.San Luca clan chief caught
ANSA, May 23, 2008
Der Spiegel, March 3, 2008

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, March 1, 2008 Strangio is not to be confused with his namesake Giovanni Strangio, the owner of the ''Da Bruno'' restaurant, who, despite his family name, in fact belongs to the rival Pelle-Vottari-Romeo clan. He was arrested on August 30, 2007 in San Luca. His brother Sebastiano Strangio was one of the victims of the massacre in Duisburg.I due Giovanni Strangio: San Luca-Duisburg a mano armata
, Panorama blog, August 31, 2007
USA Today, August 30, 2007

Arrest and trial

Strangio was arrested on March 12, 2009 in

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, a suburb of

where he was living in with his wife and son. His brother-in-law, Giuseppe Nirta, was arrested as well.Maffioso gepakt in Amsterdam
Het Parool, March 13, 2009 On May 13, 2009, a Dutch court ruled that he was to be extradited to Italy, not Germany. Italy sought to prosecute him not only for the 2007 Duisburg killings, but also for membership of a criminal organization. The Duisburg killings had been the result of clashes between rival clans in the Italian town of San Luca, "Therefore the relation with Italy is bigger than the relation with Duisburg where the crime took place," according to a judge in Amsterdam.
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2009 The trial against the clans started on April 14, 2010 in

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. Strangio followed the hearing via video link to his prison cell in

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.Mutmaßlicher Drahtzieher steht vor Gericht
Der Spiegel, April 14, 2010 On July 12, 2011, the Corte d'Assise of Locri sentenced Strangio to life imprisonment for the Duisburg killings.Italians convicted in Duisburg mob massacre
The Associated press, July 12, 2011

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