Salvatore Vitiello

**Salvatore Vitiello** was a minor character in the Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles. He is the son of unnamed parents and is the eldest brother of Gottardo Sr., Ermano, Egidia, Criminella and Flavia Vitiello. He was first married to Agnesia and had sons Luca and Matteo. He married secondly to Nina, but the union produced no children, at his own insistence.

## Personality

Described by Luca as a sadistic rapist and a fucking psychopath, Salvatore was a deeply immoral man. He was abusive to his wives and sons and actively enjoyed causing people pain and suffering. Misogynistic and sexist, he believed women were for "fucking, sucking, and showing off" and drilled this into Luca's head to the point of Luca needing to repeat them to him. He was completely incapable of caring about anyone, immediately replacing his wife and only needing his sons for his legacy, and could kill and torture anyone for any reason he saw fit. Not even children were safe from him as he abused his sons and was fine with Luca marrying and having sex with a minor.

Furthermore, he was a narcissist of the highest degree. Salvatore thrived off feeling stronger and more powerful. When gathering for a meeting, he had a big impressive leather chair while everyone else had wooden stools. He would often make Luca wait outside his door or over the phone for information or a response just to enjoy the power it gave him. He was also a show-off and bragged a lot.

Salvatore was able to control his anger in public but had a hair-trigger temper at home and would punish physically. Matteo mentions that he never would've chosen Aria for Luca if he had known they'd be happy together as he enjoyed other people's misery.

He could occasionally pretend to be "nice" or "normal" during dinners or weddings, but his cruelty and apathy towards anyone but himself were still apparent in his behavior.

Salvatore was also a hypocrite. Though he taught his sons never to cry, beg, or show tears he begged his sons desperately to be taken to a hospital and showed fear for his life.

His despicable actions and unrelenting cruelty lead to his sons leaving him to die and his wife rejoicing. He also seemed to be unaware of how much his sons hated him as he was surprised by their choice of letting him die.

## Early Life (Birth to 2011)

His parents' names are unknown, but his father was the former Capo dei Capi of the Famiglia. His father's brother, his uncle, Adalberto Vitiello, is the Capo of the Sicilian Famiglia, and his grandchildren Alessandro and Livia Vitiello, are his first cousins. He is assumed to be the eldest child, with younger siblings being Gottardo, Ermano, Egidia, Criminella and Flavia Vitiello, who all have families of their own.

At some point, he killed his father so he could become Capo. His mother, Marcella, tells Luca that his grandfather was a cruel man and she couldn't protect Salvatore from him.

He was first married to Agnesia and had sons Luca and Matteo. Their marriage ended when she killed herself to get away from his cruelty. He then married secondly to Nina, to whom he was just as cruel to, but the union produced no children as Salvatore had forbidden it. He is also known for having many mistresses in his life.

To the outside world and the tabloids, he is identified as one of the elite. A wealthy businessman and club owner, although everyone knows who he really is.

He was responsible for the arranged marriage between his son Luca and Aria Scuderi in order to make peace with the Chicago Outfit.

## Born in Blood

### Bound by Honor

Before the start of the book, Salvatore met with Rocco Scuderi, the Consigliere of the Chicago Outfit and they came to the agreement that in order for peace to be an option, they had to become family. Salvatore told them that he wanted the most beautiful girl for his son, so Rocco and the Capo of the Chicago Outfit, Fiore Cavallaro, determined that Salvatore's son Luca, the future Capo dei Capi of the New York Famiglia, would marry Rocco's eldest daughter Aria, who was the most beautiful girl available, with Fiore noting that not many Italian girls have golden hair like hers.

It is explained that the betrothal was being used to end the feud and ensure peace between the Famiglia and the Outfit. They planned to combine their forces to fight the Bratva.

He is seen again in attendance at Luca and Aria's engagement party, Aria notes his presence with his sons Luca and Matteo, along with other Famiglia members Cesare and Romero. After Aria is presented by her father to Luca, Salvatore suggests that they all let the couple have a few minutes alone, and then winked at his son, and then left.

After dinner, the men all convene in the lounge to drink and smoke and discuss whatever else needed to be discussed. After some time he, Rocco, and Fiore convene elsewhere to discuss details leaving only Luca, Matteo, Romero, and Cesare in the lounge.

Salvatore is seen again when they all travel to New York for the wedding, which is being held in the vast gardens of the Vitiello mansion in the Hamptons. The Scuderi family stayed in a suite at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Manhattan, Salvatore suggested that they live in one of the many rooms in the mansion until the wedding in five days, but Rocco declined, as even after three years, they still did not trust each other.

He was killed in when a Bratva sniper shot him while having dinner at a small restaurant with his mistress.

### Luca Vitiello (Bound by Honor)

He tells Luca and Matteo to take him to the hospital but is betrayed by both of his sons when they initiate hemorrhaging of his bullet wounds and he dies.

## Appearances

* *Luca Vitiello*
* *Bound by Honor*
* *Bound by Hatred*