Former Mafia Figure Jean-Pierre Maldera Killed in Highway Ambush

The 71-year-old ex-leader of the Italo-Grenoblois criminal clan was fatally attacked in a targeted assault on the A41 near Grenoble.

Jean-Pierre Maldera, a former mafia leader from Grenoble, was killed on March 12 in a calculated attack involving gunfire and a car collision on the A41 highway.
The attackers, using a stolen Mégane RS, fired at Maldera's BMW before ramming him with their car, causing fatal injuries.
Maldera, once a prominent figure in the Italo-Grenoblois criminal network of the 1980s, had been living a low-profile life for over two decades.
The attack occurred nearly a decade after the mysterious disappearance of Maldera's brother, Robert, another key figure in the same criminal clan.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the murder, with the perpetrators still at large and the burned remains of their vehicle found near Grenoble.