On the afternoon of last Sunday, Carmelo Giovanni Tripodo died, in the province of Latina, for decades considered the forefather of all the Calabrian 'ndrine in Rome.
The boss died in the hospital where he was hospitalized and the funeral, in a strictly private form, as requested by the Latina police station, took place yesterday afternoon in the Fondi cemetery, with the prohibition of a solemn ceremony, believing that the funeral could create risks to order and public safety.
His father Domenico was stabbed to death in prison on the request of the De Stefano’s with the help of Camorra boss Raffaele Cutolo
Carmelo first moved to north Italy, later to Caserta in Campania, and finally in 1992 to Fondi in Lazio. He allied himself with the Calabrian Imerti-Condello clan, historical enemies of the De Stefanos. He was arrested on October 30, 1996, in Rome on charges of extortion and usury.