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title: "Giovanni Brusca: A Mafia Horror Story"
description: "The brutal story of Giovanni Brusca, the Sicilian Mafia enforcer known as \"The Swine\" who murdered over 150 people before becoming an informant—and walking free."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/giovanni-brusca-mafia-horror-story.md
canonical: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/giovanni-brusca-mafia-horror-story
datePublished: 2026-07-01
dateModified: 2026-07-01
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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---

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The brutal story of Giovanni Brusca, the Sicilian Mafia enforcer known as "The Swine" who murdered over 150 people before becoming an informant—and walking free.
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