sentences:  During 1981 and 1983 there were at least 400 Mafia killings in Palermo and as many again across Sicily.In addition there were at least 160 cases of Mafiosi and their associates who vanished, victims of what is known as "lupara bianca" (Sicilian for "White Shotgun"), whereby the body is completely destroyed or buried so that it is never found.The Corleonesi and their allies were the overwhelming victors in the war, suffering few casualties themselves.