Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Aix-en-Provence, Provence, France

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)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

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Aix-en-Provence, Provence, France.

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