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2 unusual facts about Salvatore Giuliano


Salvatore Giuliano

After she handed the loot over, he took a diamond ring from her hand, which he wore for the rest of his life, and borrowed John Steinbeck's “In Dubious Battle” from her library before leaving (which was returned with a respectful note a week later).

The Sicilian

In this novel, the spelling of Salvatore Giuliano's name was intentionally changed by Puzo to "Guiliano".


Francesco Cuccia

Cuccia has also been mentioned as one of the mafiosi behind the Portella della Ginestra massacre during a Labour Day manifestation on May 1, 1947, when 11 people were killed and 33 wounded by the bandit Salvatore Giuliano.


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