264:
73:. In 1956, Mesina was first arrested at the age of 14 for having a stolen rifle. Four years later, he was again arrested again, for shooting in a public place. He was released that same year, but shortly arrested and sent back to prison for attempted murder. He escaped from a prison train in 1962, but was re-captured. That same year he escaped again, this time from a prison hospital. Mesina shot the brother of a man who he thought killed his brother, and was sent to prison for 24 years.
163:
reported that he "offered no resistance". On 12 December 2016, Mesina was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment, and also ordered the revocation of his pardon. Due to the expiry of the terms, Mesina was released on 7 June 2019. On 2 July 2020, Mesina was sentenced to 30 years in prison, but could not
517:
On 4 August 1993 the surveillance court revoked the granting of parole after the discovery of a Kalašnikov and other weapons of war in the Asti area of Mesina, arrested together with two other people.
637:
702:
610:
592:
157:
pardoned Mesina, believing he "would turn over a new leaf". Mesina returned to
Sardinia and opened a tourism company. On 10 June 2013, Mesina was arrested for drug trafficking.
684:
670:
86:
described him as "Italy's most-wanted bandit". After he was arrested a crowd of schoolgirls gathered at the police station with cards saying "I love you" on them.
185:
482:
548:
330:
394:
165:
283:
500:
100:. On 16 March 1977, Mesina was re-captured. He again escaped on 12 April 1985, when he obtained a 12-hour permit to visit his brother in
22:
775:
729:
147:
80:
by climbing over a 7.3 m (24 ft) wall and began a kidnapping spree. Mesina was arrested on 26 March 1968. That same year,
135:, who had been kidnapped. On 4 August 1993, his parole was revoked after police found weapons with Mesina. He was sentenced to
451:
552:
212:
116:, Mesina was sentenced to a further six months in prison, while Fusè was acquitted. On 18 October 1992, Mesina was granted
790:
368:
245:
125:
780:
88:
77:
652:
574:
130:
263:
785:
96:
play football while dressed as a woman. In August 1976, Mesina broke out of Lecce prison with a group of
770:
154:
159:
53:. He has escaped the authorities at least 10 times. He was called the "king of the kidnappers" by
638:"Graziano Mesina scarcerato: sentenza di condanna a 30 anni non depositata - Il Fatto Quotidiano"
151:
82:
46:
530:
739:
664:
447:
402:
338:
291:
220:
173:
136:
37:
483:"NUOVA INCRIMINAZIONE PER GRAZIANO MESINA RAPI' DUE MEDICI DICIASSETTE - la Repubblica.it"
93:
369:"Repubblica.it/politica: Mesina, vita da bandito pastore tra faide, evasioni e leggende"
764:
575:"Sardegna, arrestato Graziano Mesina.Era a capo di una banda di trafficanti di droga"
97:
50:
593:"Cagliari, Graziano Mesina condannato a 30 anni di reclusione e revoca della grazia"
109:
101:
21:
685:"Graziano Mesina tra gli "uomini d'oro" di mafia, camorra e 'ndrangheta VIDEO"
743:
406:
342:
295:
224:
734:
105:
70:
66:
57:
in 1992. There have been books, songs, and at least one film about him.
169:
150:, and on 25 November 2004, it was granted. On 24 November 2004, then-
143:
117:
113:
112:
arrested both of them. Transferred to the maximum security prison of
20:
653:"Graziano Mesina irreperibile dopo condanna definitiva a 30 anni"
395:"Sardinia's favourite bandit is pardoned after 40 years in jail"
121:
284:"Orgosolo Journal; Where Kings of the Mountains Are Kidnappers"
501:"' HO PAGATO IL CONTO...' MESINA E' LIBERO - la Repubblica.it"
427:"Italy's No. 1 Bandit Taken as Gangs Ask Ransom of Province".
611:"Graziano Mesina missing after getting 30-yr term - English"
442:
Guido Melis; Antonello
Mattone; Manlio Brigaglia (1994).
104:. He took refuge in the apartment of Valeria Fusè in
331:"Sardinian bandit hero returns to his criminal ways"
164:
be found. In
February 2021, Mesina was added to the
124:. That year, Mesina helped secure the release of
92:(1969) is based on his life. In 1970, he watched
213:"At 78, a Sardinian ex-kidnapper is on the run"
186:List of fugitives from justice who disappeared
41:; born 4 April 1942), also popularly known as
168:. Mesina was arrested on 18 December 2021 in
8:
246:"Grapes of Wrath Soak Bloody Sardinian Town"
669:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
730:"Police swoop on bandit no jail can hold"
76:Mesina escaped from prison in 1966 with
525:
523:
197:
662:
363:
361:
359:
166:list of most wanted fugitives in Italy
65:Mesina's father was a shepherd in the
703:"Graziano Mesina arrestato - Italian"
36:
7:
388:
386:
384:
382:
324:
322:
320:
318:
316:
314:
312:
277:
275:
207:
205:
203:
201:
444:La Sardegna: enciclopedia, Volume 2
14:
148:President of the Italian Republic
262:
282:Cowell, Alan (24 August 1992).
142:In July 2003, Mesina asked for
709:(in Italian). 18 December 2021
531:"Archivio Corriere della Sera"
446:. Edizioni della Torre, 1994.
252:. 28 November 1962. p. 41
49:, is an Italian bandit of the
38:[ɡratˈtsjaːnomeˈziːna]
1:
329:Kington, Tom (11 June 2013).
505:Archivio - la Repubblica.it
487:Archivio - la Repubblica.it
260:– via Newspapers.com
807:
776:Fugitives wanted by Italy
636:Q, di F. (7 June 2019).
549:"Archivio - LASTAMPA.it"
89:The Tough and the Mighty
108:, but on 18 April, the
467:"Sardinian Captured".
26:
24:
791:People from Sardinia
535:archivio.corriere.it
155:Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
599:. 12 December 2016.
469:The Washington Post
160:The Daily Telegraph
691:. 4 February 2021.
429:The New York Times
288:The New York Times
152:President of Italy
83:The New York Times
55:The New York Times
47:Sardinian language
27:
689:L'Unione Sarda.it
373:www.repubblica.it
137:life imprisonment
798:
755:
754:
752:
750:
725:
719:
718:
716:
714:
699:
693:
692:
681:
675:
674:
668:
660:
648:
642:
641:
633:
627:
626:
624:
622:
607:
601:
600:
589:
583:
582:
571:
565:
564:
562:
560:
551:. Archived from
545:
539:
538:
527:
518:
515:
509:
508:
497:
491:
490:
479:
473:
472:
471:. 17 March 1977.
464:
458:
457:
439:
433:
432:
431:. 27 March 1968.
424:
418:
417:
415:
413:
393:Penner, Martin.
390:
377:
376:
365:
354:
353:
351:
349:
326:
307:
306:
304:
302:
279:
270:
269:
267:
266:
259:
257:
250:Hartford Courant
242:
236:
235:
233:
231:
209:
134:
40:
35:
806:
805:
801:
800:
799:
797:
796:
795:
781:Italian bandits
761:
760:
759:
758:
748:
746:
727:
726:
722:
712:
710:
701:
700:
696:
683:
682:
678:
661:
650:
649:
645:
635:
634:
630:
620:
618:
609:
608:
604:
591:
590:
586:
581:. 10 June 2013.
573:
572:
568:
558:
556:
547:
546:
542:
529:
528:
521:
516:
512:
499:
498:
494:
481:
480:
476:
466:
465:
461:
454:
441:
440:
436:
426:
425:
421:
411:
409:
392:
391:
380:
367:
366:
357:
347:
345:
328:
327:
310:
300:
298:
281:
280:
273:
261:
255:
253:
244:
243:
239:
229:
227:
211:
210:
199:
194:
182:
172:and brought to
128:
120:and settled in
94:Cagliari Calcio
63:
33:
30:Graziano Mesina
25:Graziano Mesina
17:
12:
11:
5:
804:
802:
794:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
763:
762:
757:
756:
728:Kington, Tom.
720:
694:
676:
643:
628:
602:
584:
566:
555:on 8 July 2012
540:
519:
510:
492:
474:
459:
452:
434:
419:
378:
355:
308:
271:
237:
196:
195:
193:
190:
189:
188:
181:
178:
174:Badu 'e Carros
78:Miguel Atienza
62:
59:
16:Italian bandit
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
803:
792:
789:
787:
786:Living people
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
768:
766:
745:
741:
737:
736:
731:
724:
721:
708:
704:
698:
695:
690:
686:
680:
677:
672:
666:
658:
654:
647:
644:
639:
632:
629:
617:. 3 July 2020
616:
612:
606:
603:
598:
597:la Repubblica
594:
588:
585:
580:
579:la Repubblica
576:
570:
567:
554:
550:
544:
541:
536:
532:
526:
524:
520:
514:
511:
506:
502:
496:
493:
488:
484:
478:
475:
470:
463:
460:
455:
449:
445:
438:
435:
430:
423:
420:
408:
404:
400:
396:
389:
387:
385:
383:
379:
374:
370:
364:
362:
360:
356:
344:
340:
336:
335:The Telegraph
332:
325:
323:
321:
319:
317:
315:
313:
309:
297:
293:
289:
285:
278:
276:
272:
265:
251:
247:
241:
238:
226:
222:
218:
217:The Economist
214:
208:
206:
204:
202:
198:
191:
187:
184:
183:
179:
177:
175:
171:
167:
162:
161:
156:
153:
149:
145:
140:
138:
132:
127:
126:Farouk Kassam
123:
119:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
98:Italian mafia
95:
91:
90:
85:
84:
79:
74:
72:
68:
60:
58:
56:
52:
51:Anonima sarda
48:
44:
39:
31:
23:
19:
771:1940s births
747:. Retrieved
733:
723:
711:. Retrieved
706:
697:
688:
679:
656:
646:
631:
619:. Retrieved
614:
605:
596:
587:
578:
569:
557:. Retrieved
553:the original
543:
534:
513:
504:
495:
486:
477:
468:
462:
443:
437:
428:
422:
410:. Retrieved
398:
372:
346:. Retrieved
334:
299:. Retrieved
287:
254:. Retrieved
249:
240:
228:. Retrieved
216:
158:
141:
87:
81:
75:
64:
54:
43:Gratzianeddu
42:
29:
28:
18:
749:21 December
713:18 December
657:tg24.sky.it
651:TG24, Sky.
559:8 September
129: [
110:carabinieri
102:Crescentino
765:Categories
453:8873432611
192:References
69:region of
744:0140-0460
735:The Times
407:0140-0460
399:The Times
343:0307-1235
296:0362-4331
225:0013-0613
146:from the
61:Biography
665:cite web
180:See also
106:Vigevano
71:Sardinia
67:Barbagia
34:Italian:
707:ANSA.it
621:21 July
615:ANSA.it
412:21 July
348:21 July
301:21 July
256:21 July
230:21 July
742:
450:
405:
341:
294:
223:
170:Desulo
144:pardon
118:parole
114:Novara
133:]
751:2021
740:ISSN
715:2021
671:link
623:2020
561:2023
448:ISBN
414:2020
403:ISSN
350:2020
339:ISSN
303:2020
292:ISSN
258:2020
232:2020
221:ISSN
122:Asti
45:in
767::
738:.
732:.
705:.
687:.
667:}}
663:{{
655:.
613:.
595:.
577:.
533:.
522:^
503:.
485:.
401:.
397:.
381:^
371:.
358:^
337:.
333:.
311:^
290:.
286:.
274:^
248:.
219:.
215:.
200:^
176:.
139:.
131:it
753:.
717:.
673:)
659:.
640:.
625:.
563:.
537:.
507:.
489:.
456:.
416:.
375:.
352:.
305:.
268:.
234:.
32:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
