“He was really knowledgeable, we all learned Italian literature by constantly listening to him. We would take notes, get books he mentioned in his neverending lectures to his kids. It was like listening to a radio program and we were all fascinated by his manners, his way of thinking and his creativity. It was hard to believe he was a mobster.” PRI on the secret lives of Mafia hunters.

+ The Guardian: Alexander Litvinenko: the man who solved his own murder.