<p>In 1893, Sicilian banker and former mayor Emanuele Notarbartolo was murdered on a train traveling along the northern coast of Sicily. What followed was a case that moved through multiple trials, convictions, and acquittals, raising questions about political influence, financial power, and the limits of the legal system.</p><p><br></p><p>Source materials</p><p>John Dickie, <em>Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia </em>(Hodder &amp; Stoughton, 2004)<br>https://www.hodder.co.uk/titles/john-dickie/cosa nostra/9780340935262/ </p><p>Salvatore Lupo, <em>History of the Mafia</em> (Columbia University Press, 2009)<a href="https://cup.columbia.edu/book/history-of-the-mafia/9780231131346" target="_new"> https://cup.columbia.edu/book/history-of-the mafia/9780231131346</a></p><p>“Raffaele Palizzolo Describes the Mafia,” <em>The New YorkTimes</em>, July 12, 1908<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1908/07/12/archives/raffaele-palizzolo-describes-the-mafia-the-noted-sicilian.html" target="_new"> https://www.nytimes.com/1908/07/12/archives/raffaele-palizzolo-describes-the-mafia-the-noted-sicilian.html</a></p><p>“Emanuele Notarbartolo: Banker and Politician,” <em>Italy OnThis Day</em><a href="https://www.italyonthisday.com/2023/02/emanuele-notarbartolo-banker-and.html" target="_new"> https://www.italyonthisday.com/2023/02/emanuele-notarbartolo-banker-and.html</a></p><p>Chelsea Queen, “Emanuele Notarbartolo: The Sicilian Mafia’sFirst Victim in 1893,” <em>Medium</em>, December 31, 2024 https://medium.com/@chelseaqueen/emanuele-notarbartolo-the-sicilian-mafias-first-victim-in-1893</p><p></p>