Word: jails
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...arrested, charged with murder and held in the Hillsboro County jail. He pleaded not guilty, told the sheriff: "I did it in a moment of weakness. But what I did was right morally. I have no regrets. I may have broken the law, but I committed...
Knowing Giuliano's affection for his mother ("the dearest thing in our lives"), Meldolesi wangled permission to photograph the old lady in jail (where she is being held for helping her son). Roaming the countryside, he showed the pictures to every peasant, carter and fisherman he met, hoping one would pass the word along. A month passed, with nary a nibble. Late one night, as Meldolesi and Reporter Jacopo Rizza wandered into the hills near Palermo, three masked gunmen seized the photographs, led the pair to an abandoned stable. Next morning, the door flew open and in strode Giuliano...