Italians Aghast As Notorious Mafia Killer Brusca Released 06/01/21 AT 12:56 PM Italians were outraged Tuesday after a notorious mob boss was released from prison, where he served 25 years for a string of grim crimes, including assassinating a famous prosecutor and dissolving a boy's body in acid. Giovanni Brusca, 64, was released Monday from Rome's Rebibbia prison after serving a 25-year sentence, during which he became a state's witness. He will now serve four years of probation. "Brusca freed -- the cruellest boss," wrote La Repubblica daily. But while some politicians and relatives of his victims denounced his release, others defended it given his cooperation with the authorities.