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Carloni was acquitted. Simonitti was sentenced to death, while Pilon was sentenced to life in prison with hard labor. Simonitti, 38, was executed by firing squad in
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Captain Simonitti because I saw what these people were doing to my country." Simonitti then shot Lyth two more times himself.
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