 On July 18, 1994, he died of a heart attack in a Rome hospital where he had been transferred from the Rebibbia prison.His nephew Ciro Mazzarella, who had remained in Naples to control the territory, succeeded Zaza as the head of the clan, which started to be called Mazzarella clan, and no longer Zaza clan.Due to his illicit trafficking enterprises, Zaza became immensely wealthy.