A sentence of the penalty oflife imprisonment towards Salvatore The White52 years old, while for his cousin Rosary The White54 years old, sentenced to 28 years of imprisonment. This is the sentence of the Assize Court of Catanzaro for the defendants, both of Vibo Valentiaaccused of having taken part in the murder of the entrepreneur and geologist Philip Pigeonshot dead in the centre of Vibo on Carnival Sunday, 21 February 1993.
The PM of the Dda of Catanzaro, Veronica Calcagnohad requested a life sentence for both defendants. The lawyers had supported this request Francis Gambardella And Daniel in the interest of the victim’s family. Salvatore The White he was defended by lawyers Joseph Ear And Vincenzo GennaroWhile Rosary The White he was defended by the lawyer Patrick Cuppari.
The murder of the entrepreneur Pigeon It was apparently decided by the leaders of the Lo Bianco clan as they believed the victim was involved in the crime of Leoluca The Whitewhich occurred on February 1, 1992 in the Nasari district of Vibo, killed by gunshots fired from Piccione’s property. This is a bloody crime that has remained unpunished and for which there is no certainty of responsibility on the part of Philip Pigeon. However, the belief on the part of the The White One about an involvement of Pigeon in the murder of Leoluca The White would have led to the clan’s decision to eliminate the geologist from Vibo Valentia.