Then Gargano ordered all those held captive from Castelnuovo to gather dry wood, and they did, and about 11pm they built a bonfire. Then Gargano ordered Gizzi shot and right away this was done by Giuseppe Pesce and Antonio Panetta. Having killed Gizzi the body was then thrown on the bonfire and burned.
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We often think of our ancestors lives as being so full of the daily labours of being a ‘contadino’ that we overlook the fact that they may also have been involved in criminal activities either as an aggressor or a victim .
The following 145 persons are listed in the Criminal Court of the Terra di Lavoro between April and October 1821. The crimes range from murder,theft, rape and plunder. There are about 200 pages describing the crimes.
https://angelresearch.net/2021/06/26/cr ... ober-1821/
