Giusy Vitale

Who is Giusy Vitale?

Giuseppa Vitale, better known as Giusy, is the sister of Mafia bosses Leonardo, Michele and Vito Vitale from Partinico. Giusy took over the command over the clan when her brothers were in prison or fugitives, despite the formal Mafia rule that excludes the participation of women in the criminal organisation. As such she was considered a new breed of 'bosses in skirts'. Later she became a pentita, a state witness breaking the "omertà," or code of silence, testifying against her own family.