The Trial of The Killers
The murder of La Torre and Di Salvo were originally claimed by the left wing Gruppi proletari organizzati. In 1991, after nine years of investigations the Court of Palermo send nine bosses of the Sicilian Mafia Commission to trial. Subsequently, one of the members of the hit team, Salvatore Cucuzza turned state witness (pentito). On January 12, 2007, the remaining killers of La Torre and the remaining principals of the Commission, Salvatore "Totò" Riina, Bernardo Provenzano, Giuseppe Calò, Bernardo Brusca and Nenè Geraci were finally sentenced. The civilian airport of Comiso was named after Pio La Torre.
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