 Following Salvatore Riina's arrest in early 1993, Bagarella had taken over as "il capo dei capi" (boss of bosses) of the Corleonesi, rivalling Riina's putative successor, Bernardo Provenzano.Bagarella was captured in 1995, having been a fugitive for four years, and sentenced to life imprisonment for Mafia association and multiple murder.Bagarella was born in Corleone on 3 February 1942.