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These statements were contradicted not only by Di Cataldo's colleagues and children, who emphasized the availability and democratic character of a well-liked Marshal respected by prisoners (even outside of work, with men released from prison who became attached to him visiting him at home), but also
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MILANESE BY ADOPTION, HEROIC SERVANT OF THE STATE, FRANCESCO DI CATALDO HONORED FOR 28 YEARS THE CORPS OF CUSTODY AGENTS OF SAN VITTORE, UNTIL HE BECAME ITS DEPUTY COMMANDER. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTERNAL INFIRMARY, HE RESOLVED NUMEROUS PRISON REVOLTS WITH DIALOGUE AND MEDIATION, ALWAYS LOOKING WITH
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Those responsible for the murder were punished as part of a collective maxi-trial held in 1984 against 112 people linked to the Walter Alasia Column, which ended with a total of 19 life sentences, 840 years in prison and some acquittals; for some the penalties were subsequently reduced on appeal.
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inside San Vittore Prison was named after Major Marshal Di Cataldo. Subsequently the Casa Circondariale Milano San Vittore (the official name of San Vittore Prison) was named after him, and is now called Casa Circondariale Milano San Vittore "Francesco Di Cataldo" in his honor.
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by the prisoners themselves, who were among the first to show condolences, even laying two wreaths of flowers at the funeral which were paid for with a collection, a gesture that had never happened before, and waving white handkerchiefs from the cells in his honor.
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and oppression by the State, and therefore wanted to hit those who, contradicting their theory by making the prison, instead, a state instrument of democracy and re-education.
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of Major Marshal and the position of Deputy Commander; due to his performance he was never transferred, as usually happened to the promoted rank.
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HUMANITY AT THE PRISONERS AND THEIR RIGHTS. HE WAS KILLED BY THE RED BRIGADES ON 20 APRIL 1978, DURING THE TRAGIC DAYS OF THE MORO KIDNAPPING.
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of Milan, on the occasion of the annual city honors (popularly called Ambrogini d'Oro) granted to meritorious Milanese on the feast day of
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Despite having received several threats since the mid-seventies, and despite his requests, Di Cataldo was never assigned an escort.
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Also in 2013, his grandson, also named Francesco Di Cataldo, who had never been able to know his grandfather, made a
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A possible explanation for the murder is that the Red Brigades wanted to interpret prison as a structure of
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During the Feast of the Penitentiary Police on 24 October 2008, the "Conference Room" of the
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Di Cataldo was married to Maria Violante and had two teenage children, Alberto and Paola.
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After three years spent training at the Military School of Custody Agents in
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Major Marshal Francesco Di Cataldo with his colleagues in a happy moment.
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Fulgido esempio di elette virtù civiche e di altissimo senso del dovere.
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Early in the morning of April 20, 1978, just over a month after the
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The sign dedicating Maresciallo Maggiore Francesco Di Cataldo Park.
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Francesco Di Cataldo rests in the cemetery of Lambrate, in Milan.
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On 20 April 2013, a city park near his home was named after him.
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Here Di Cataldo proved to be a useful and dedicated man of
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as a means of re-education of a prisoner. He made a
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