Renato Vallanzasca
Renato Vallanzasca | |
|---|---|
Vallanzasca c. 1970s | |
| Born | 4 May 1950 Milan, Italy |
| Other names | il bel René ("the handsome René") |
| Occupation(s) | Crime boss, criminal |
| Criminal status | Imprisoned since 1977 |
| Spouses | Giuliana Brusa
(m. 1979; div. 1990)Antonella D'Agostino
(m. 2008) |
| Children | 1 |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment with permit to exit prison in the daytime to participate in work activities |
Renato Vallanzasca Costantini (Italian pronunciation: [reˈnaːto vallanˈdzaska, -ˈtsaska]; born 4 May 1950) is a notorious Italian mobster from Milan who was a powerful figure in the Milanese underworld during the 1970s.
Following numerous robberies, kidnappings, murders, and many years as a fugitive, he is currently serving four consecutive life sentences with an additional 295 years in prison, but with permission to work outside during the day. This enables him to go to work every morning in a workshop in the periphery of Milan, making bags from recycled material. He is a local celebrity in Milan, famous for appealing to part of public opinion for his image linked to the "myth of the bandit".