Francois Marcantoni
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
François Marcantoni (May 28th 1920, Corsica) is a Corsican gangster, member of French resistance, a bank robber and a writer.
Contents |
[edit] WWII
In 1942, during World War Two, Marcantoni participated in a sabotage operation in Toulon. He refused to collaborate with the regime of Vichy France.
[edit] 1950s bank robberies
In the 1950s he was involved in a series of bank robberies. At this period he met movie star-to-be Alain Delon.
[edit] Markovic affaire
Marcantoni was under investigation in 1968 for the killing of Stevan Markovic, a bodyguard of Alain Delon. One of the factors pointing in his direction was a letter Markovic sent to his brother Aleksandar where he writhed: "If I get killed, it's 100% fault of Alain Delon and his godfather Francois Marcantoni."
Marcantoni spent 11 months in custody but was released in December 1969 because the prosecutor could not prove his guilt.
[edit] Writer
He wrote a few books:
- Markovic affair - 1976
- Who killed Markovic? - 1985
[edit] External links
Francois Marcantoni [1]
