Naples — After almost a quarter of a century, a historic verdict has arrived for one of the most brutal crimes linked to the Neapolitan Camorra.
The Preliminary Hearing Judge, Fabio Provvisier, sentenced Raffaele D'Alterio, Luigi De Cristofaro and the repentant boss Salvatore Simioli to 30 years in prison, found guilty of the kidnapping, murder and destruction of the body of Giulio Giaccio, 26 years old, killed on the night of July 30, 2000 in Naples.
The victim, taken by a commando of fake policemen, was killed with a shot to the back of the head and then dissolved in acid, in a macabre attempt to erase all traces of him.
The Deception and the Fatal Error
The tragedy began in the Pianura neighborhood, stronghold of the Polverino clan.
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The friend, a key witness, immediately reported the kidnapping, but it took years of investigations and the revelations of Simioli, a collaborator of justice since 2008, to reconstruct the truth.
The role of the repentant and the accomplices
It was Simioli's confessions that allowed the ambush to be reconstructed: after the execution, the body of I lie was dissolved in acid and the remains were scattered in Contrada Spadari, an area under the control of the clan. In addition to the three convicted, the commando also included Carlo Nappi (30 years) and Roberto Perrone (14 years), who had already been tried previously.
The legal battle and the controversies
The Gup awarded the victim's family a provisional compensation of 200 thousand euros, but excluded the mafia aggravation requested by anti-mafia prosecutors Mariella Di Mauro and Giuseppe Visone, according to whom the crime would have strengthened Polverino's power. A decision that has sparked debate, while the Giaccio family continues to ask that Giulio be recognized as an "innocent victim of organized crime".
The words of the defense
"Justice has been done," commented Alessandro Motta, the family's lawyer. "The relatives are awaiting the final verdict to decide their next steps, but today they have a sign of truth." A truth arrived after 25 years, in a case that reopens the wounds of a Naples devastated by Camorra violence, but which continues to seek redemption.
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