The murder of a Montreal mafia leader's son could unleash a bloody struggle over control of the criminal group, Canadian experts said Tuesday.
Nick Rizzuto, whose father Vito Rizzuto is currently imprisoned in the United States, was shot dead at close range in broad daylight on a Montreal street near his car on Monday.
Nick Rizzuto, 42, was the organization's heir apparent and experts said his supporters would likely respond in kind to the murder.
"It's the first timeA 13-year-old Italian girl learned that her father had been murdered when a video of the killing was sent to her mobile telephone, her family said today.
Mariano Bacioterracino was shot outside a bar in NaplesItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has vowed to defeat organised crime in the country by 2013.
"The mafia is a pathological phenomenon that we want to defeat once and for all by the end of this term in office," Mr Berlusconi told Italy's national radio.
"No government in the history of the republic has acted with as much determination and efficiency in the fight against criminal organisations".
TRENTON, N.J. — MTV is getting more pressure to cancel its "Jersey Shore" reality show.
The latest criticism comes from the New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus, which says the show promotes derogatory ethnic stereotypes and is "wildly offensive."
