Annalisa Durante

Annalisa Durante

Annalisa Durante (February 19, 1990 – March 27, 2004) was a 14-year-old Italian girl and an innocent victim of the Camorra, the Neapolitan Mafia. She was killed in the Forcella quarter of Naples, during a clash between two rival Camorra clans.[1] While chatting with a friend and cousin outside her home, she was shot in the back of the head by Salvatore Giuliano, who was engaged in a shooting by the Bove-Mazzarella clan.[2] She died after being in a coma for several days.[3]

The local priest accused the state of leaving the neighbourhood to the mercy of the Camorra.[3] A message on a bouquet of flowers left on the street where Annalisa was shot appeared to speak for many in the neighbourhood: "Free us from these monsters, Goodbye Annalisa."[4] Thousands turned out for the emotionally charged funeral. Many mourners were in tears as they packed a parish church to pay tribute to Annalisa.[5]

Salvatore Giuliano, a member of the Giuliano clan who once controlled the Forcella neighbourhood, was arrested on March 30, 2004.[6] In March 2006, he received a 24-year jail sentence for the killing.[7]

Diary

In 2005, her diary was published in Italian:

  • Andolfo, Matilde (2005). Il diario di Annalisa, Naples: Tullio Pironti ISBN 88-7937-358-7

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Italian) Il diario di Annalisa, uccisa per errore "Vorrei fuggire, a Napoli ho paura", La Repubblica, November 18, 2005
  2. ↑ (in Italian) L'OMICIDIO DI FORCELLA Condanna a 24 anni per il killer di Annalisa
  3. 1 2 Girl hit in Mafia shooting dies, BBC News, March 29, 2004
  4. ↑ Mafia killing of 14-year-old girl moves Italy, The Sydney Morning Herald, March 30, 2004
  5. ↑ Thousands take to streets to mourn teen mob victim, The Sydney Morning Herald, March 31, 2004
  6. ↑ Naples Mafia 'target' detained, BBC News, March 30, 2004
  7. ↑ (in Italian) Annalisa Durante: 24 anni a Salvatore Giuliano, ANSA, March 31, 2006
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