Editing Joe Adonis (Giuseppe Antonio Doto) (section)

==Life in Exile and Death==
In Italy, Adonis lived in a luxurious Milan villa, reportedly maintaining underworld ties. In June 1971, Italian authorities, suspecting Mafia involvement after the assassination of Palermo’s public prosecutor, exiled Adonis and 115 suspected mobsters to Serra de’ Conti, a small town near Ancona. Under police surveillance, he protested, claiming to be a “poor old man.” In November 1971, during intense questioning, Adonis suffered a heart attack. He was rushed to Ancona’s general hospital, where he died of heart failure and pulmonary complications on November 26, 1971, at age 69. His wife arranged for his body to be returned to the U.S., and he was buried at Madonna Cemetery in Fort Lee, New Jersey, on December 6, 1971, after a modest funeral.