Niccolo Mainoni

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on June 18th, 1982, a postal clerk was walking along Blackfriars Bridge in London. Something caught his eye. He saw a head and then a body dangling underneath the bridge. He rushed to his office to share what he found. The police arrived on the scene by car and by boat. There they found a middle-aged John Doe in a gray suit hanging from a rope around his neck.

on June 18th, 1982, a postal clerk was walking along Blackfriars Bridge in London. Something caught his eye. He saw a head and then a body dangling underneath the bridge. He rushed to his office to share what he found. The police arrived on the scene by car and by boat. There they found a middle-aged John Doe in a gray suit hanging from a rope around his neck.

he was dangling off of temporary construction scaffolding under one of the bridge's arches. His ankles were just covered by the river. The turbulent water made reaching the body by boat difficult, and it would take police 11 hours to figure out that their John Doe was the world's most famous fugitive banker.

he was dangling off of temporary construction scaffolding under one of the bridge's arches. His ankles were just covered by the river. The turbulent water made reaching the body by boat difficult, and it would take police 11 hours to figure out that their John Doe was the world's most famous fugitive banker.

His suit was packed with 12 pounds of bricks, four pairs of glasses, a fake passport, and two wallets filled with thousands in various currencies. But his briefcase? Nowhere to be found. Now, London police weren't sure there was much cause for concern. This was no robbery. He had all of his valuables. It seemed like a suicide. England's ITV newscaster recounted a pathologist's testimony.

His suit was packed with 12 pounds of bricks, four pairs of glasses, a fake passport, and two wallets filled with thousands in various currencies. But his briefcase? Nowhere to be found. Now, London police weren't sure there was much cause for concern. This was no robbery. He had all of his valuables. It seemed like a suicide. England's ITV newscaster recounted a pathologist's testimony.

This was a pretty reasonable analysis. Suicide attempts were very common on the Thames. Plus, Calvi had already attempted suicide just a year before. Add to that, he'd just been fired, and his beloved bank was on the brink of collapse. The Ambrosiano's stock price was plummeting, and with it, his fortune.

This was a pretty reasonable analysis. Suicide attempts were very common on the Thames. Plus, Calvi had already attempted suicide just a year before. Add to that, he'd just been fired, and his beloved bank was on the brink of collapse. The Ambrosiano's stock price was plummeting, and with it, his fortune.

When my friend Mario, from episode one, sent me on a journey to find out what happened to Calvi, he thought the more likely explanation was murder. And that's the way I've come at this whole investigation. Calvi worked with so many powerful, so many shadowy figures. P2 and its grand master, Alessio Gelli, the mafia, even the Pope. And now he was worthless to all of them.

When my friend Mario, from episode one, sent me on a journey to find out what happened to Calvi, he thought the more likely explanation was murder. And that's the way I've come at this whole investigation. Calvi worked with so many powerful, so many shadowy figures. P2 and its grand master, Alessio Gelli, the mafia, even the Pope. And now he was worthless to all of them.

Worse than worthless, he was a liability. a man desperate to stay out of jail, a man seemingly willing to use the secrets he kept to save himself. But on the other hand, my conversation with Vitor, reading transcripts from Calvi's wife, his kids, his co-workers, and reporters from around the world, it all painted a clear picture of Calvi in this moment, depressed, afraid, and alone.

Worse than worthless, he was a liability. a man desperate to stay out of jail, a man seemingly willing to use the secrets he kept to save himself. But on the other hand, my conversation with Vitor, reading transcripts from Calvi's wife, his kids, his co-workers, and reporters from around the world, it all painted a clear picture of Calvi in this moment, depressed, afraid, and alone.

It's been my mission to figure out who killed Calvi. But was it really Roberto Calvi himself all along? This is a question that Calvi's family, law enforcement, and private investigators have debated for decades. The first people to investigate Calvi's death were police in the city of London right after he died in 1982.

It's been my mission to figure out who killed Calvi. But was it really Roberto Calvi himself all along? This is a question that Calvi's family, law enforcement, and private investigators have debated for decades. The first people to investigate Calvi's death were police in the city of London right after he died in 1982.

From the beginning, it was clear that Roberto Calvi's cause of death was asphyxiation. There were no signs of physical struggle and no known poisons in Calvi's body. So London police were quick to suspect suicide. But once word got back to Italy that Calvi was dead, Italian law enforcement immediately suspected foul play.

From the beginning, it was clear that Roberto Calvi's cause of death was asphyxiation. There were no signs of physical struggle and no known poisons in Calvi's body. So London police were quick to suspect suicide. But once word got back to Italy that Calvi was dead, Italian law enforcement immediately suspected foul play.

They knew all about Calvi, his P2 involvement, and his suspected mafia ties. I flew to Rome to meet with Antonio Cornacchia, an Italian counterintelligence officer who investigated Calvi's death. He told me that Calvi had been on his radar even before his body was found. So, I was under espionage.

They knew all about Calvi, his P2 involvement, and his suspected mafia ties. I flew to Rome to meet with Antonio Cornacchia, an Italian counterintelligence officer who investigated Calvi's death. He told me that Calvi had been on his radar even before his body was found. So, I was under espionage.