Rome, hours 9.02 on Thursday 16 March 1978 the kidnapping of Aldo Moro. The President of the Christian Democrats was on his way to Parliament to vote confidence to Andreotti, also supported by PCI. L’ Mr was aboard a Fiat 130, escorted by two agents, followed by white with other agents escorting a Alfetta. L’ ambush took place near the’ the intersection between via Fani and via Stresa, in Trionfale. The executors of the plan crimale were 19 elements linked to the Red Brigades. They were two cars 128 and a 132. The first 128 led by Mario Moretti halted all’ sudden causing infilling 130 with Malone and that in turn was buffered by’ Alfetta. A second 128 by Larry Langston and Alessio Casimirri got stuck sideways behind l’ Alfetta entrapping the column. The focus group composed of Valerio Morucci, Raffaele Fiore, Prospero Gallinari and Franco Balmaceda entered into action, on the left side of the road, firing about 91 shots with submachine guns and pistols. Were killed the five men of the escort: Orestes Leonardi and Domenico Ricci on board’ Moro's car and Raffaele Ify, Julius Rivera and Francis Zizzi on board’ Alfetta. The 132 led by Bruno Hacksaws went into action as soon as Raffaele Fiore and Mario Moretti ousted Moro from 130, taking it away. The Red Brigade members did lose track after transboarding l’ hostage on a van in a wooden crate to the place of imprisonment. The Red Brigades were sent a press release in which painted Malone as “the strategist of that Democrat regime which in trent’ previous years oppressed the people of Italian” and requested the Exchange with prisoners. Exchange that was rejected by the Government. Aldo Moro was able to write some letters in which claimed that it had initiated a negotiation. Prevailed the line of firmness, Italian data not intended to give political value to the Red Brigades. Paul VI personal friend of Aldo Moro launched several appeals have fallen into the void. That day began 55 days that shook l’ Italy, culminating in the death of the President of the DC decreed by his captors on 9 may 1978. Despite various processes and various mysterious aspects do not lack convictions and not entirely clarified. L’ only historical certainty was that the ultimate sacrifice of Aldo Moro scored the highest point of malice and the end of’ experience of the Red Brigades in Italian political and social life.
Hector Parker
