Antonio Mancini, known as “l'Accattone” and “Zio Nino”, former member of the Banda della Magliana, one of the last living key players and founder of the criminal organization, died today at the age of 85. His death, which Ansa said occurred in Rome, represents the end of an era and marks the death of one of the most controversial figures in Roman crime. In 1994, Mancini made a surprising decision and decided to cooperate with the justice system. This decision led him to provide investigators with valuable information on a number of criminal cases from the 1970s. Among the cases that Mancini solves are the Pecorelli crime, the gang's involvement in the Aldo Moro prison investigation and the ambush against the boss Enrico De Pedis.
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Mancini did not hesitate to reveal details about the involvement of De Pedis and some Vatican officials in the affair of Emanuela Orlandi, the fifteen-year-old who disappeared in Rome in 1983 and was never found again. Although these statements were also supported by Maurizio Abbatino, another judicial employee and crime boss, they received no concrete confirmation. His complex character inspired the character “Ricotta” in the famous book Romanzo Criminale by Giancarlo De Cataldo, which was later made into a film and television series. Mancini's death marks the end of a chapter in the capital's criminal history and brings with it the secrets and disputes of a bygone era.
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