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10. Diabolical DiMera Comes To Town

Fans of the intrigue and suspense found in the daily lives of everyday residents of Salem, soon became pretty wise to who was behind all the bad juju. It was “Stefano DiMera” of course. Played by Joseph Mascolo, Stefano was an affluent European businessman who for some reason decided to come live in Salem, of all places. It wasn’t long before his mob-like persona and ties to the criminal underworld got under the skin of many of Salem’s residents, and when he started kidnapping fan sweetheart Marlena—repeatedly—he became the target on every fans’ hit-list. There’s no limit to what this villainous character has done or will do. The character was last killed off in January 2016, and as Mascolo is now 87, this death is probably final (but you never know on Days!).