Francesco Matrone was a notorious Italian Camorrista, whose life was marked by a long and sinister criminal history.
Matrone had been a wanted fugitive, featuring on Italy’s “most wanted list” for murder in 2007 and various other organized crime charges, until his apprehension on August 17, 2012, in Battipaglia (Campania).
In the 1980s, Matrone served as the right-hand man to Carmine Alfieri, the former godfather of the Nuova Famiglia.
Following the group’s dissolution, Matrone assumed leadership of one of the most influential clans in the Province of Salerno.
The decline of his clan, compared to its prominence in the 1990s, marked the end of an era.
As investigations into Francesco Matrone’s cause of death unfold, his enigmatic legacy persists, leaving a lasting imprint on Italy’s criminal history.
Matrone died on October 5, 2023, at the age of 76.
The cause of his death remains unknown, with no details officially disclosed as of now.