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Emanuele Basile
Italian carabiniere From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Emanuele Basile (Italian pronunciation: [emanuˈɛːle baˈziːle]; July 2, 1949 – May 4, 1980) was an Italian captain of the Carabinieri and a collaborator of Paolo Borsellino on anti-Mafia investigations. He was killed by Cosa Nostra in Monreale, Palermo, shot repeatedly in the back whilst he carried his four-year-old daughter, who was unhurt in the shooting.[1] He was working with Borsellino on traffic of heroin and killings related to Mafia in Corleone at the time of his death. The investigation on his murder was headed by Borsellino.
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The hit team was made up by Vincenzo Puccio, Armando Bonanno and Giuseppe Madonia of the Resuttana Mafia family, with logistical support from Giovanni Brusca.[2]
On 14 November 1992, Salvatore Riina and Francesco Madonia were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder.[1]
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