In a real-life prison break, a mafia boss was caught on video escaping a high-security prison in Sardinia. The video of the incident showed the mafia boss in question falling on a patch of grass after climbing down from the wall of the prison using a makeshift rope made from bed sheets. The convict in the matter was identified as Marco Raduano, who was serving an 18-year sentence for drug trafficking.
In a daring prison break, Marco Raduano, a notorious Italian mob boss, escaped from the maximum-security Badu ’e Carros prison in Sardinia using a makeshift bedsheet rope. The escape went unnoticed for two hours due to understaffing and lack of surveillance, giving him ample time to flee to freedom.
Raduano, who was serving an 18-year sentence for cocaine trafficking and facing murder charges, is a model prisoner (well, until he escaped) and used his job in the library to study the guards’ schedules. He was able to pull off this impressive feat because of understaffing and budget cuts.
The mafia boss was known for his brutal tactics, like shattering his victims’ skulls with shotgun blasts. According to reports, Raduano’s hometown had fireworks display at the same time as his escape, with the mayor denying any connection with the escape.
The Facts of the Matter
The Italian authorities are left in a tizzy, investigating a security lapse at the Badu ’e Carros prison in Sardinia after notorious mob boss identified as 40-year-old Marco Raduano, escaped from his maximum-security cell.
High-Security Prison Escape Caught on Video
The Sacra Corona Unita Mafia clan leader reportedly used a makeshift rope made of bedsheets to scale down a stone wall before jumping to the ground and escaping unnoticed. The entire ordeal was also caught on cam. Interestingly, the security operations room was unmanned, and not a single prison official saw the footage when the incident was taking place in real time.
Come fa un boss mafioso a evadere da un carcere di massima sicurezza? Calandosi con le lenzuola annodate dal muro di cinta. È successo a Nuoro con la fuga di Marco Raduano pic.twitter.com/XJOyWf1OGS
— Marco Fattorini (@MarcoFattorini) February 26, 2023
Budget Cuts Cited as Cause of Escape
According to reports, the prison authorities have cited the lack of personnel being the cause of Raduano’s escape. Further, budget cuts have also been reported being the cause of reduced number of guards that are supposed to man the compound filled with 180 dangerous prisoners, including mafiosi and henchmen.
A New York Post report stated Giovanni Villa, a union leader, saying that the prison break was a daring escape from one of Italy’s most secure jails. It is being reported that Raduano had reportedly studied the guards’ schedules while working in the library to plan his escape.
Mafia Boss Shattered Victims’ Skulls
The escape comes as a rude shock for the personnel and authorities, as Raduano, arrested in 2018, was serving an 18-year sentence for cocaine trafficking and faced murder charges.
The crime boss’s criminal outfit was notoriously violent and known for shattering victims’ skulls with shotgun blasts to deprive their families of open-casket funerals. Urban legends also tell the tale of his personal arsenal of weapons being guarded by a boa constrictor.
Firework Show was held at Mafia Boss’ Hometown
Raduano scaled the prison’s perimeter fence, escaping to freedom in Nuoro, a small city on the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of mainland Italy. The escape happened during a fireworks display in Raduano’s hometown of Vieste, prompting the local mayor to deny that the celebration was connected to the prison break.
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