By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — The discovery of a severed horse head, and a cow quartered with its bloodied dead calf on top, have rattled a Sicilian town, with authorities treating the incident as a mafia threat. The dead animals were discovered on the property of a building contractor in the town of Altofonte, near Palermo, police told CNN. The gruesome scene was reminiscent of the 1972 film “The Godfather” where a character wakes up to f…

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Horse’s head and pregnant cow used in ‘barbaric’ mafia threat in Sicily

The discovery of a horse head and the body of a pregnant cow has spooked a Sicilian town, with police probing it as a mafia intimidation tactic.

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Severed Horse Head, Pregnant Cow: Sicilian Mafia Recreates Godfather Scene In 'Horrific' Threat

The animal’s bloody head was left on the seat of a digger that belonged to the businessman

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Sicilian businessman receives horse’s head as Godfather-style mafia warning

In a typical Italian mafia intimidation practice, a horse's copped off head was found on the property of a businessman in Sicily. The grim discovery, which resembles a scene straight out of a mafia blockbuster The Godfather was made in Altofonte, a village on the outskirts of Palermo. The animal's head, completely soaked in blood, was left on the seat of a digger machine that belonged to the Italian businessman. The businessman is a construction…

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Severed Horse's Head Terror Echoes <i>The Godfather</i> In Sicilian Mafia Intimidation

The discovery of a severed horse head, and a cow quartered with its bloodied dead calf splayed on top, have rattled a Sicilian, with authorities treating the incident as a mafia threat.

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Sofía Benavides (CNN) - Authorities are investigating as a mafia message the discovery in a Sicilian town of a decapitated horse's head and a shredded cow with its dead calf covered in blood. The dead animals were discovered on the property of a construction contractor in the town of Altofonte, near Palermo, police told CNN. The macabre scene was reminiscent of the 1972 film “The Godfather”, where a character wakes up next to the decapitated hea…

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Las autoridades investigan como un mensaje mafioso el hallazgo en un pueblo siciliano de una cabeza de caballo decapitada y una vaca troceada con su ternero muerto ensangrentado encima. Los animales muertos fueron descubiertos en la propiedad de un contratista de la construcción en la localidad de Altofonte, cerca de Palermo, informaron los policías a CNN. La escena macabra recordaba a la película de 1972 “El Padrino”, do…

Un pueblo de Sicilia está conmocionado por una amenaza mafiosa que incluye una cabeza de caballo y una vaca embarazada

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A town in Sicily is shaken by a mafia threat that includes a horse's head and a pregnant cow

Mob likely behind butchered horse, cows on Italian property: police Breaking News The post Dead horse, cows found on Italian business owner’s property in apparent mob move: ‘Barbarity’ appeared first on Daily Truth Report • DailyTruthReport.com.

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Dead horse, cows found on Italian business owner’s property in apparent mob move: ‘Barbarity’

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(CNN) - Authorities are investigating as a mafia message the discovery in a Sicilian town of a decapitated horse's head and a chopped cow with its dead calf covered in blood. The dead animals were discovered on the property of a construction contractor in the town of Altofonte, near Palermo, police told CNN. The macabre scene was reminiscent of the 1972 film “The Godfather”, where a character wakes up next to the decapitated head of a horse in h…

(CNN) — Las autoridades investigan como un mensaje mafioso el hallazgo en un pueblo siciliano de una cabeza de caballo decapitada y una vaca troceada con su ternero muerto ensangrentado encima. Los animales muertos fueron descubiertos en la propiedad de un contratista de la construcción en la localidad de Altofonte, cerca de Palermo, informaron los policías a CNN. La escena macabra recordaba a la película de 1972 “El Padrino”, donde un personaje…

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The discovery of a severed horse head, and a cow quartered with its bloodied dead calf on top, have rattled a Sicilian town.

Horse’s head and pregnant cow used in ‘barbaric’ mafia threat in Sicily

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