Hiding in plain sight: how Sicily’s mafia godfather eluded capture for 30 years

Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested this week after three decades on the run. During that time he went out for pizza, watched football, and even took selfies with a doctorAt 8.20am last Monday, Andrea Bonafede was queueing at the check-in of a private medical clinic in Palermo, Sicily. Suffering from colon cancer and thought to be 59, he had already undergone two operations and chemotherapy at the clinic, often bringing the staff presents of olive oil and exchanging phone numbers, and text messag