Paolo Giaccone

Paolo Giaccone (March 21, 1929 in Palermo, Italy – August 11, 1982 in Palermo, Italy) was an Italian forensic pathologist and a Professor at the University of Palermo. He was murdered by the Sicilian Mafia in the General Hospital of Palermo, that was renamed in his honor "Paolo Giaccone General Hospital".

On August 11, 1982, while Giaccone was going to work at the Institute of Forensic Pathology of Palermo, into the General Hospital, he was murdered. Investigations established that the killing was linked to a Giaccone's forensic examination blaming the boss Filippo Marchese for the massacre of Bagheria in 1981. A fingerprint was found on the site of the assassination, and it was scientifically established that the fingerprint belonged to Salvatore Rotolo, a "kid" of the family Marchese. Killing him in front of the institute was the sentence to be served by the medical examiner who had impeded their plans, and was used to give a strong warning to the colleagues of the victim.