Renato Cinquegranella

Renato Cinquegranella (Italian: [reˈnaːto ˌtʃinkweɡraˈnɛlla]; born 15 May 1949) is an Italian criminal and a member of the Camorra. Cinquegranella is on the "List of most wanted fugitives in Italy" of the ministry of the Interior.^[1]

Renato Cinquegranella
Born	(1949-05-15) 15 May 1949 (age 76) Naples, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Member of the Camorra
Criminal status	Fugitive
Allegiance	Camorra
Criminal charge	Mafia association, murder, illegal possession of weapons, extortion

Biography

Renato Cinquegranella was born in Naples. In the 1980s he was linked to the Nuova Famiglia and according to investigators, he was involved in the murder of Giacomo Frattini, known as 'Bambulella', a young affiliate of the Nuova Camorra Organizzata of Raffaele Cutolo. Frattini was tortured, killed and torn to pieces in January 1982, to avenge the murder in prison of a loyalist of the then Secondigliano's flamboyant boss, Aniello La Monica. Bambulella was found wrapped in a sheet in the trunk of a car with a disfigured face, while his hands and heart were found closed in two plastic bags inside the car. In May 2014, Cinquegranella and other Camorristi were confirmed to have received life sentences for the crime.^[2]

In the 1980s, Cinquegranella was also accused of giving refuge in his villa in Castel Volturno to terrorists belonging to the Red Brigades.^[3]

Fugitive

Since 2002, Cinquegranella is on the list of most wanted fugitives in Italy for mafia association, murder, illegal possession of weapons and extortion.^[4]

Since 7 December 2018, international searches have been launched for his arrest for extradition purposes.^[5]