Enrico De Pedis
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Enrico De Pedis was an Italian criminal and one of the bosses of the Banda della Magliana
, an Italian criminal organization based in the city of Rome
, particularly active throughout the late 1970s until the early 1990s. His nickname was "'Renatino". Unlike other members of his gang, De Pedis possessed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. While other members squandered their earnings, he invested his illicit proceeds (in construction companies, restaurants, boutiques, etc. Along with many of the crimes committed by his gang, De Pedis has also been linked to the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
, whose case has been linked with the attempt on pope John Paul II. On February 2, 1990, he was ambushed and murdered by his former cronies on Via del Pellegrino near Campo de Fiori. He was buried in the Sant'Apollinare Basilica in Rome and his coffin was opened following a claim that the body inside was that of Emanuela Orlandi
. The Rome prosecutor's offices is currently investigating why he was allowed to be buried in the Vatican-owned basilica.
According to the former Banda della Magliana
's member Antonio Mancini, this was a reward to De Pedis for his role in persuading other members to stop the strikes (including Emanuela Orlandi
's kidnapping) that the gang was moving against the Vatican in order to force the restitution of large amounts of money they had lent to the Vatican Bank
through Roberto Calvi
's Banco Ambrosiano
.
Banda della Magliana
The Banda della Magliana was an Italian criminal organization based in Rome, particularly active throughout the late 1970s until the early 1990s. Given by the media, the name refers to the original neighborhood, the Magliana, of most of its members....
, an Italian criminal organization based in the city of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, particularly active throughout the late 1970s until the early 1990s. His nickname was "'Renatino". Unlike other members of his gang, De Pedis possessed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. While other members squandered their earnings, he invested his illicit proceeds (in construction companies, restaurants, boutiques, etc. Along with many of the crimes committed by his gang, De Pedis has also been linked to the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
Emanuela Orlandi
Emanuela Orlandi was a citizen of Vatican City, who mysteriously disappeared on June 22, 1983.-Disappearance:Orlandi, then 15-year-old, vanished on June 22, 1983. She was in her second year at a liceo scientifico in Rome...
, whose case has been linked with the attempt on pope John Paul II. On February 2, 1990, he was ambushed and murdered by his former cronies on Via del Pellegrino near Campo de Fiori. He was buried in the Sant'Apollinare Basilica in Rome and his coffin was opened following a claim that the body inside was that of Emanuela Orlandi
Emanuela Orlandi
Emanuela Orlandi was a citizen of Vatican City, who mysteriously disappeared on June 22, 1983.-Disappearance:Orlandi, then 15-year-old, vanished on June 22, 1983. She was in her second year at a liceo scientifico in Rome...
. The Rome prosecutor's offices is currently investigating why he was allowed to be buried in the Vatican-owned basilica.
According to the former Banda della Magliana
Banda della Magliana
The Banda della Magliana was an Italian criminal organization based in Rome, particularly active throughout the late 1970s until the early 1990s. Given by the media, the name refers to the original neighborhood, the Magliana, of most of its members....
's member Antonio Mancini, this was a reward to De Pedis for his role in persuading other members to stop the strikes (including Emanuela Orlandi
Emanuela Orlandi
Emanuela Orlandi was a citizen of Vatican City, who mysteriously disappeared on June 22, 1983.-Disappearance:Orlandi, then 15-year-old, vanished on June 22, 1983. She was in her second year at a liceo scientifico in Rome...
's kidnapping) that the gang was moving against the Vatican in order to force the restitution of large amounts of money they had lent to the Vatican Bank
Vatican Bank
The Institute for Works of Religion , commonly known as the Vatican Bank, is a privately held institute located inside Vatican City run by a professional bank CEO who reports directly to a committee of cardinals, and ultimately to the Pope...
through Roberto Calvi
Roberto Calvi
Roberto Calvi was an Italian banker dubbed "God's Banker" by the press because of his close association with the Holy See. A native of Milan, Calvi was Chairman of Banco Ambrosiano, which collapsed in one of modern Italy's biggest political scandals...
's Banco Ambrosiano
Banco Ambrosiano
Banco Ambrosiano was an Italian bank which collapsed in 1982. At the centre of the bank's failure was its chairman, Roberto Calvi and his membership in the illegal Masonic Lodge Propaganda Due...
.