Marcello Ilacqua

Marcello Augusto Ilacqua was a Senior Enforcer of the Memphis Mob who was placed in charge of guarding the Hunting Cabin. As is a tradition within the Memphis Mob, Marcello chose three proteges upon being promoted to Senior Enforcer: Héctor Alarcón, Alkis Sarratos, and Renzo Alagna. A very intelligent and cultured individual, Marcello was able to speak English, Italian, Spanish, and Greek fluently, as he preferred to communicate with his proteges in their native tongues.

Marcello, along with Héctor and Renzo, was murdered by the Aryan Brotherhood of Memphis after the location of the Hunting Cabin was compromised when the Brotherhood intercepted a transmission from Devon Artshire's radio.

Pre-Monotheists
Detective Thomas informs an injured Devon Artshire that Marcello Ilacqua was born into a powerful crime family in Siciliy known as La Famiglia Ilacqua, being the third-youngest member of the family's new generation. Marcello immigrated to the United States from the city of Palermo, Italy, a historic center of the Sicilian Mafia, in 1997. Despite his criminal affiliation, Marcello had no known criminal record.

In March of 2008, Marcello traveled to Agria, Greece, to locate a young Alkis Sarratos, who had recently returned to Greece after being arrested in Miami, Florida, for cocaine possession. Alkis had already been associated with the American Mafia at the time of his arrest. However, following his release, the Mafia cut him out of the operation, citing his unreliability. They did not consider him enough of a threat to take more drastic measures. Marcello met Alkis at a small bar near the harbor, and convinced him to come to Memphis with him and enter the ranks of the Memphis Mob as one of his three apprentice enforcers.

In a flashback, Marcello tells Renzo Alagna that he was present for the abduction of Jefferson Arnold, although he does not go into specifics on his role in the act. In 2011, Marcello was assigned to the Hunting Cabin in order to keep Jefferson Arnold secure.

On August 31, 2013, Marcello was killed in a surprise attack carried out on the Hunting Cabin by the Aryan Brotherhood of Memphis. His death is an extremely important event, and its effects ripple throughout the remainder of the series.