Domenico Leccisi

Domenico Leccisi (20 May 1920 – 2 November 2008) was an Italian politician, who is best known for stealing the corpse of the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini from an unmarked grave in 1946.^[1]

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Domenico Leccisi
Leccisi in 1958
Born	20 May 1920 Molfetta, Kingdom of Italy
Died	2 November 2008 (aged 88) Milan, Italy
Known for	Stealing the remains of Benito Mussolini
Political party	Italian Social Movement
Movement	Neo-Fascism

On the eve of the first anniversary of Italy's liberation from Nazi occupying forces, Leccisi, then a right-wing journalist, and two helpers dug up the corpse from the city's Musocco cemetery and spirited it away.

Leccisi left behind a note that said: "Finally, O Duce, you are with us. We will cover you with roses but the smell of your virtue will overpower those roses."

Authorities discovered Mussolini's remains four months later, hidden at a 15th-century monastery at Pavia south of Milan. Two monks were charged with hiding the body.

In 1957 Mussolini found a final resting place at his birthplace in Predappio, northern Italy, after a campaign led by Leccisi and his party.^{[citation needed]}

Grave robbing incident

Political career

Death

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