The Palio di Siena is often romanticized as a joyful horse race. The PDF argues that beneath the pageantry, the Contrade (districts) ran protection rackets, gambling dens, and, on this occasion, a hit squad. It demystifies the folklore.
The PDF concludes with a cryptic note written by Judge Fiorelli himself, suggesting the murder was connected to a fixed Palio race in 1949. If the PDF you find does not end with the paragraph "Forse, un giorno, il Campo parlerà" (Maybe, one day, the Campo will speak), it is a fraudulent copy. delitto in piazza del campo pdf