Pupetta Maresca
Pupetta Maresca | |
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Studio portrait of young Maresca taken when she was a local beauty queen ca. 1954 | |
| Born | Assunta Maresca 19 January 1935 Castellamare di Stabia, Campania, Italy |
| Died | 29 December 2021 (aged 86) Castellamare di Stabia, Campania, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Allegiance | Camorra |
| Criminal charge | Murder |
| Penalty | 18 years of imprisonment, later reduced to 13 years and 4 months |
| Accomplice | Umberto Ammaturo |
Assunta "Pupetta" Maresca (19 January 1935 – 29 December 2021) was an Italian criminal who was a well-known figure in the Camorra. She made international newspaper headlines in the mid-1950s when she killed the murderer of her husband in revenge.