Santo Di Matteo

Who is Santo Di Matteo?

Mario Santo Di Matteo, also known as Mezzanasca, is a member of the Mafia from the town of Altofonte in the province of Palermo, Sicily.

Santo Di Matteo took part in the killing of Antimafia judge Giovanni Falcone on May 23, 1992, near Capaci. After his arrest on June 4, 1993, he became the first of Falcone's assassins to become a government witness – a pentito. He revealed all the details of the assassination: who tunnelled beneath the motorway, who packed the 13 drums with TNT and Semtex, who hauled them into place on a skateboard, and who pressed the button.