No-names situation sounds familiar…resign into obscure oblivion, court takes pity on him and lets him "die with dignity".
A ruthless Sicilian mob boss known as “The Beast” — who once ordered a hit on Rudy Giuliani and had a 13-year-old boy dissolved in acid — could soon be sprung from an Italian prison so he can “die with dignity.”
https://nypost.com/2017/06/06/ruthless-sicilian-mafia-boss-is-getting-released-from-prison/