Paolo Di Lauro, heavily sorrowful of the loss of his son Domenico because of a car accident, had abdicated in favor of his son Cosimo, who was supposed to suppress the autonomous instances of some affiliates, including Raffaele Amato and Cesare Pagano.

The different arrangement desired by Cosimo Di Lauro has led to a reduction in the autonomy of the capi zona,that was all historical members of the association and much older than the Di Lauro's heir,creating a split within the clan, from which have strayed some affiliates (so-called scissionists) that gave rise to a violent contrast with the Di Lauro family.

First Scampia War (2004-2005)

October 28, the "scissionists" kill Fulvio Montanino and Claudio Salerno,a dilauro men;
November 2, are severely injured at the border between Arzano and Secondigliano,three marshals of the carabinieri in civilian clothes because mistaken for members of a rival faction;
November 6 Antonio Landieri a twenty-five-year-old boy with disabilities, is killed by mistake at Scampia's "Seven Palaces". Along with him are injured 5 of his friends, probably swapped for a rival group;
November 9, three corpses are found inside a car at Scampia, Stefano Mauriello and his cousins Mario and Stefano Maisto, who would be linked to a well-known Melito cfamily ;
November 20 is killed Biagio Migliaccio, cousin of a secessionists man. After a few hours the vengeance:is killed a grocer Gennaro Emolo, father of a Di Lauro man;
November 21, three murders, Domenico Riccio, Salvatore Gagliardi and Francesco Tortora;
November 22,Gelsomina Verde,a girl with no camorra ties was tortured, killed and then burned because had the only fault of not knowing where was the former boyfriend that was affiliated with the scissionists;
December 5, is killed in Bacoli Enrico Mazzarella, owner of a restaurant because because was a relative of one of former boss switched with the scissionists;
December 6 is killed at Casavatore Dario Scherillo a man with no criminal ties for a personal mistake;
December 11, Massimo Marino, innocent cousin of Gennaro "McKay" Marino, is killed in response to the murder of a Di Lauro sentinel;
December 24, Christmas Eve, is killed at Casavatore Giuseppe Pezzella, nephew of a deal near to the scissionists;
December 30, the relative of a Ferone clan camorrista of Casavatore, allied with Di Lauro, is killed;

2005

January 2 takes place another three murders,two of which are linked to the feud of Scampia: Crescenzo Marino, father of Gennaro "McKay" Marino, Salvatore Barra, near the to the Ferone clan, allied to the Di Lauros;
January 15, Carmela Attrice, mother of a scissionist, who has been invited several times to leave her home, is killed;
January 21 was arrested Cosimo Di Lauro, the son of the boss. The operation is difficult and long because at the time of the capture many women go down the street and throw objects against the police. That same evening, fireworks glitter at Secondigliano as a celebration by the scissionists for the capture of the enemy.In the evening, also, the body of Giulio Ruggiero,close to Di Lauro, was found burned decapitated;
January 24, another innocent victim:Attilio Romanò was killed because mistaken for the owner of the shop where he worked, that was related to the boss Rosario Pariante of the scissionists;
January 29, Vincenzo De Gennaro was killed and his 13-year-old nephew was severely injured;
January 31, Vittorio Bevilacqua, the father of a scissionist, was killed in front of his wife;
February 1, they are killed in Casavatore, lurking in a triple ambush,Giovanni Orabona, Giuseppe Pizzone and Antonio Patrizio.The 3 men was close to the Ferone clan allied to the DiLauros;
February 19 another blitz against the secessionists: arrested six affiliates;
February 27, Raffaele Amato, head of the "Spaniards", arrested in Barcelona;
September 16,in an apartment, not far from Cupa dell'Arco street, the "kingdom" of the clan Di Lauro was captured the boss Paolo Di Lauro.
Fifteen days later, in a courtroom, Paolo Di Lauro kissed Vincenzo Pariante, the boss of the "scissionists"; The investigators interpreted that gesture as a signal outside that the war was over. Despite the decrease in the number of crimes, backlash of the feud occurred until 2007, including the murder in Secondigliano of Lucio De Lucia, father of Ugo, charged with the murder of Gelsomina Verde.

The December 30, 2013 is arrested Angelo Marino (1972) accused of the double murder of Fulvio Montanino and Claudio Salerno, who started the feud.

Cosimo Di Lauro seems the most violent of them all, he killed far more than any other camorra boss would have considered "necessary" imo. Maybe less than Cutolo and the anti-Cutolo coalition, yet he is clearly a megalomaniac who orders a hit first and thinks later. Yet, he has currently no life sentences, since the one for the Gelsomina Verde murder was overturned, while for the Attilio Romano' murder they convicted Marco Di Lauro in absentia (since he is nowhere to be found, it's easy to blame everything on him, so the others can get off free, it's a common strategy), while Cosimo got acquitted. Then there was the Massimo Marino murder, I can't find recent news if he still has the life sentence or got off on appeal again. The only conviction that stands strong is 15 years for camorra association. But if he will finish that without getting life sentences first and gets actually back on the streets, it will be serious trouble for everyone, even for random people. It's worse than releasing "Gaspipe" Casso or the late Nicky Scarfo on the streets in America.

I think that Paolo and Cosimo are most similar to Carmine persico and his son Allie Boy and Amato to Vic Orena. Paolo DiLauro doesn't respect the eldest men that helped to build the clan and give the power to his son,and the capizona rebelled against Cosimo.
Anyway he get 15 y in february 2008 and the life for Gelsomina Verde murder in december 2008.

Second Feud (2007)

March 14 Secondigliano: double murder of Giuseppe Pica and Franco Cardillo, both affiliated to the DiLauro clan;
March 21 Secondigliano: murder of Lucio DE LUCIA, affiliated to the DiLauros;
May 3, Secondigliano: killing of Patrizio De Vitale, bodyguard of Paolo DI LAURO; In the circumstance was injured Michele D'Avanzo, brother-in-law of Paolo DI LAURO. De Vitale gave to DiLauro the apartment where the fugitive had been arrested by the Carabinieri on September 15, 2005, The murder was to be decided by the group "AMATO-PAGANO"to conques the drug dealing squares still managed by the "DI LAURO clan",aka the District of the Flowers and the House of the Smurfs.
June 1, Secondigliano Flower District:murder of Antonio Silvestro, flanker of the dlauros;he was linked to two major capipiazza - Giuseppe Pica e Franco Cardillo- both affiliated to the clan "DI LAURO" and assassinated on March 14, 2007;
June 11, in a parking place of the highway 372 Telese-Caianello , in the locality of Castelvenere was discovered the bodies of Angelo Esposito and Vincenzo Vitale , both members of DiLauro clan were shot in the head.
June 13, Secondigliano: murder of Luigi Giannino while he was in the company of Ciro Vallinotti, who was seriously injured in the incident. Both of them already belonging to the DiLauros had recently switched to the Scissionists after the murders of Pica and Cardillo;
June 17, Melito di Napoli: murder of Marco Maisto and Giovanni Irollo , both of whom were believed to be affiliated to the Scissionists. Maisto, already affiliated to the DiLauros, was then passed to the opposed clan ; his brother had been arrested on charges of being a member of the commando who, on the evening of the June 3 2006, had killed the brothers Ciro and Domenico Ghirardi;

The analysis of the criminal history of these successive bloodbaths demonstrated a unifying circumstance, which consisted of the fact that the people killeds were originally affiliated with the clan of Lauro, from whom they had decided to leave for to to the opposing Amato-Pagano; So it was inferred that such killings were to result in retaliation of the former against the latter. The constant evolution of criminal events made the situation extremely complicated and fluid.

This was the scenario:the DI Lauros, who was forced to made an alliance with the Missos to find alternative supply routes for drugs (in the past,they collaborated with the Scissionists); On the other, some disagreements between the Amato-Pagano and the Prestieris had pushed them away from the neighborhood; Therefore, after a few months, the first decided to made an alliance with the Licciardis, headed by the fugitive Vincenzo.

September 25 was killed in Arzano Luigi Magnetti, whose family was close to the DiLauros;
September 27 in Calvizzano was killed Giovanni Moccia, considered a trusted man of the Abbinante family of Marano, also linked to DiLauros.

This last two murders of 2007 seemed to have further decimated the Di Lauro clan, the development of the investigations pointed out that a further group Paolo DiLauro (si sono girati) passing to the Scissionists. This group was related to the Magnetti family, headed by Antonio Magnetti, already responsible - along with his brother-in-law Salvatore Petriccione, known as the "sailor" - of a group of drug dealers operating in Via Dante and in the so-called "Vanella Grassi" area.
Regarding the key player in the second feud must surely consider the Magnetti and Petriccione families that dissolving the alliance with the Di Lauros and sealing a new criminal pact with the Scissionists, were crucial to the conclusion of this second conflict in Scampia.

Until his arrest Antonio Magnetti was the leader of the homonymous clan and was among the main promoter of the alliance with the Scissionists; In fact, he was able to persuade to the betrayl his relatives and members of the Petriccione clan and even after the arrest, the newborn group remained united against the DiLauros.
Give a look to Salvatore Petriccione, who in 2007 was the promoter of the new secession in damage of Di Lauro clan; A slow, subtle but devastating secession that led to the slaughter of the last loyals to the clan. Salvatore Petriccione, however, knew very well that the price to pay to join AMATO-PAGANO families,winners of the first feud,would have been very high.Totore the sailor, in fact to join the Scissionists had vowed to massacre all the affiliates to the DiLauros; This was the only way to be able to join the clan, still maintaining full autonomy in the "Vanella Grassi" area.

That was how Salvatore Petriccione came to the head of young killers willing to do everything in order to get power and money -
In the killers group there are Luigi Magnetti, Luigi Giannino, Luca Raiano and Rosario Guarino.
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Thanks furio !! This is great stuff !!
Its only make me more excited about gomorra 3

Third Feud (2012)

In all the three feuds there a secession; in the first feud the Scissionists rebel to the Di Lauros to ensure their rule in the northern area of Naples; in the second feud another group of Di Lauro loyalists (si sono girati) switching the ranks of the secessionists.
In the third feud , in first time the Amato-Pagano had face the rebellion of all the other camorra families responsible for the previous feuds; In the second time,the dominant association of the "ABBINANTE-ABETE-NOTTURNO-APREA" clans faced the separation of the Vanella Grassi group.

June 21 in Naples, the double murder of Franco Gaiola , affiliated to"GUARINO / CELESTE" and Ciro Abrunzo, c.linked to the "APREA" group
(Ciro Abrunzo was married to Maria Rosaria Aprea, related to Raffaele Aprea, element of the homonymous camorristic family linked by kinship constraints, with the NOTTURNO and ABETE families;
July 10, Scampia murder of Alfredo Leonardi granddaughter Antonio Leonardi;
July 13, Scampia 's murder Vincenzo Ciletti, linked to the “ABBINANTE/ABETE/NOTTURNO”;
August 23 in Terracina was killed on the beach Gaetano Marino;
August 28,Scampia,murder of Gennaro Ricci,considered prominent element of the Vanella-Grassi group
September 9 Naples the murder of Raffaele Abete,brother of Arcangelo Abete, the lbossof the homonymous camorristic group,that was in prison;
September 17 Naples murder of Roberto Ursillo;
October 8 : in Naples tmurder of Mario Perrotta, contiguous to the group "VANELLA GRASSI";
October 9 in Naples murder of Salvatore Barbato, prominent element of the Vanella-Grassi group ". In the meantime another affiliate of the Vanella Grassi, RUSSO Luigi Russo was seriously injured and died on December 9;
October 15 in Naples, Pasquale Romano was killed mistake of person;
October 23,Naples murder of Gennaro Spina ,considered contiguous to the "VANELLA GRASSI";
November 9, Naples Secondigliano the murder of ESPOSITO Ciro, c.1964, considered contiguous to the group of "VANELLA GRASSI";
December 5, Naples murder of Luigi Lucenti considered contiguous to the Abbinante clan;
December 20, Naples Miano the murder of Biagio Scagliola gravitating to the orbit of Abbinante clan.

IN PICTURES: Scampia neighborhood made famous by TV series Gomorra to be demolished http://gangstersinc.ning.com/profil...borhood-made-famous-by-tv-series-gomorra

Did Cosimo kill more people than the bosses who were involved in the war in the 1980s?

Not more, when I said he is the most violent of them I meant the ones involved in the Scampia feud in the 2000s.

Body for body the scissionists clearly won the war. How is the Di Lauro clan faring these days?

Furio have you ever been to Scampia or Secondigliano?

Of Paolo Di Lauro's ten sons only three are now in prison Cosimo, Marco and Nunzio.

Ciro, Vincenzo, Salvatore, Antonio, Giuseppe and Raffaele have served their sentences, one brother Domenico died following a motorcycle accident.

They regained part of their power after the third Scampia feud when the Girati aka the vanella grassi crew revolved against the Secessionist of Secondigliano. Under Marco DiLauro the clan continue to be high in drug trafficking but buying high quantities of drugs for the other small clan that using the hoods for a capillar street sales. Now the Vele (the veils) the buildings used in the past was demolished (now are almost demolished the blue veil).
Marco DiLauro was more bussiness oriented than his brother Cosimo and this shelved to Renault the clan power.

Nope. There are no good places to go and risk to be robbed.

Do any of the top bosses in Calabria or Sicily see any Camorra bosses as their equal? There are a many Camorra families that are more like street gangs but there are a few that are more sophisticated like the Sicilians and Calabrese.

Yes, prime examples are Nuvoletta Clan and the Casalesi

The Sicilian Mafia always seen the camorra like a bunch of violent beggars apart Zaza,Lorenzo Nuvoletta and Antonio Bardellino that was made in Cosa Nostra.In this days the siclians made bussinesses with the clan that are structured and had a clear hierarchy.

Saviano said in his book that the Sicilians and Calabrese were in awe of the Casalesi family.

The Nuvoletta clan were even wearing the coppola hat.

I also read about the Polverino-Orlando family being the most powerful in the Camorra currently.

One of the few at the top it was led by the Orlando, but the balance changes in the clan again. Giuseppe Di Maro has returned to freedom. Di Maro, better known as "Bobby Solo", served a sentence since late 2013 for international drug trafficking. He's a cousin of the Polverino super boss Giuseppe Simioli. Di Maro was arrested in 2013, as part of an imposing operation that culminated with the arrest of about one hundred members of the clan.

https://www.france24.com/en/20110505-italian-police-swoop-mafia-assets-polverino-naples

$1.5 billion in assets taken from the Polverinos in 2011. Do the Nuvolettas, Zazas or Casalesi have money like that?

The Polverino's have much more capital in Quarto, Tarragona, Alicante and Málaga (Spain). In Spain their investments are more safe, they don't have the tough anti-mafia laws or seizures. Many Nuvoletta veterans who had the experience and know-how started to work for Polverino.

In rhe early 1990s there was a meeting with the Polverinos (that was at time a crew of Nuvolettas),the Nuvoletta still free and the Orlandos and was decided to creare a new clan the Polverino-Nuvoletta-Orlando with Giuseppe Polverino aka the baron as boss. Only assetts of Giuseppe Polverino was 1 bilioni Eurostar when was captuted in 2012. In 2019 the guardia civil arrested Vallefuoco the clan chief of operations in Spain.

Yes furio, of all the Italian mafias the Camorra gangs have the strongest links to Spain. Many Italian expats over there.

That is because in the 1980s the Spain was the enter door for the colombian coke plus they had strong ties with the galician crime families that was passing to street crimes to high level crimes.

Is there any one mafia family that law enforcement can point to and single out as the most powerful and or richest in Italy? I would guess that the Polverinos are certainly close.

Since Scampia and Secondigliano are such big money makers for the Camorra you would think that the families that have the most control and profit the most from these two areas would be the most powerful and wealthiest in the Camorra. But that is not the case. Why is that? Casalesi, Nuvolettas, Polverinos and Zazas all operate outside of those neighborhoods and they are much more successful. The Giulianos were too.