On 23 May 1992 , Falcone , his wife Francesca Morvillo and three police officers died in the Capaci bombing on highway A29 outside Palermo . Two months later , Borsellino was killed along with five police officers in the entrance to his mother 's apartment block by a car bomb in via D'Amelio . Both attacks were ordered by Riina . Ignazio Salvo , who had advised Riina against killing Falcone , was himself murdered on 17 September . The public were outraged , both at the Mafia and also the politicians who they felt had failed adequately to protect Falcone and Borsellino . The Italian government arranged for a massive crackdown against the Mafia in response
via D'Amelio
Via D'Amelio bombing
Salvatore Riina