Giovanni Trombaturi was born 25 June 1892 and baptized the next day. He is the son of Salvatore Trombaturi and Lucia Streva. His godfather is Mariano Colletti, who was unmarried at Giovanni's birth.[1]
Giovanni, also known as "Signoruzzo", was the head of the mafia of the upper area in Corleone and and linked to Michele Navarra. In 1920, he was acquitted of the murder of Giovanni Zangara.[2]
Giovanni married Giovanna Scalisi, daughter of Francesco Scalisi and Calogera Marino, on 24 February 1924.[3]
In October 1930, he was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months imprisonment and two years of supervised freedom, and granted amnesty. In Corleone, he owned 8 hectares of land and several head of cattle.[2]
In 1957, Giovanni Trombattura (Trombatore), age 70 (b. 1892---he is 65), the consigliere and mediator between the Navarra and Liggio factions, and Antonio Governale, 54 (b. 1903), considered by his supporters and the police to be in direct line of succession to Don Michele Navarra, both disappear during the Navarra-Liggio war. Their wives receive anonymous letters in the same hand, indicating that the men would not be seen again. Although it's not clear from La Sorte's account which year this happens, there is a quote from Governale's wife giving his date of disappearance as 5 April.[4] The year of the abductions is confirmed in Thom L. Jones' account.[5]
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