Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 4 December 1974

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

Vitale's case came to trial in 1977. His testimony lead to a number of alleged mobsters being indicted but all were acquitted when their defence lawyers cast doubt on Vitale's mental state by pointing out his self-mutilation and other odd habits. In the end only Vitale and his mafioso uncle were imprisoned and Vitale spent most of his time in a mental asylum.
(23 March 1973)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 4th of December 1974 50 years ago
69-year-old writer, philosopher, political activist and critic Jean-Paul Sartre pays a visit to imprisoned member of the Rote Armee Fraktion Andreas Baader in Justizvollzugsanstalt Stammheim, Asperger Straße 60, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.