Disappearance of bodies is a common method in mafia murders

Evidence

In the OSPA files 63 murders of this sort are mentioned and described: 32 cases involved firearms; 22 victims disappeared without a trace (a method commonly known as lupara bianca); 7 were strangled, 1 was knifed, and 1 was beheaded. — Diego Gambetta, The Sicilian Mafia The Business of…, 1038

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines ‘lupara bianca’—the method of making victims vanish without a trace.
• XREF: Connects to the mafia’s information-control function: making enemies/traitors disappear rather than leave bodies that invite retaliation or identification.