The tragic death of a woman who testified against her mafia father after he murdered her mother
Prosecutors are examining whether her mafia ties and years in witness protection pushed the 35-year-old to an apparent suicide, officials said.
- Italian prosecutors are investigating whether the mafia incited the suicide of Denise Cosco, who died after falling from her Rome apartment earlier this month. Cosco had previously testified against her father and boyfriend regarding her mother's 2009 murder.
- Like her mother, Lea Garofalo, Cosco lived under witness protection after testifying against the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate. Garofalo was murdered by her husband and brother in 2009, a tragedy that prompted Cosco to become a state witness.
- Lawyer Enza Rando criticized the state for failing to provide adequate support, citing "financial hardship" and "the constant threat of being removed from protection." Witness Giuseppe Carini wrote that the government let these courageous women down.
- Investigators have sequestered Cosco's electronic devices to determine if she faced threats tied to her mother's murder. Naples public prosecutor Nicola Gratteri warned her death is a setback for anti-mafia efforts and discourages others from testifying.
- Around 6,000 people are currently enlisted in Italy's witness protection program, but experts argue the system struggles to support those escaping crime families. The case has renewed debate over psychological burdens facing state witnesses.
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The Public Prosecutor's Office of Velletri is waiting for the results of the analyses on the cell phone of Denise Cosco, the daughter of Leo Garofalo who died on 10 September last suicide throwing herself from the palace of house. The investigation now aims to verify what eventual contacts there have been in recent times between the 31 year old and the father, Carlo [...] L'articolo Denise Cosco: checks on contacts with the father, in prison for…
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The tragic death of a woman who testified against her mafia father after he murdered her mother
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) — It was a necklace that helped Denise Cosco identify her mother after she was murdered by her father and boyfriend.Cosco, her father Carlo, and mother Lea Garofalo went on holiday together in November 2009 on what she thought was a chance for them to reconcile after
Denise Cosco, the daughter of Italian mobster Lea Garofalo, was found dead in early September after falling from the window of an apartment in Rome. She was 35
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