The Story of a Mafia Execution

Felipe de la Meladilla was shot twice in the chest by a mafia gang. Less than 48 hours later, 22-year-old Matteo Travalo was kidnapped with her mother. She was held captive and repeatedly raped by her ex-fiance Andrea Viatioso. After four days, police tracked down Matteo to an empty cottage on the outskirts of town. With the support of her family she denounced her rapist and had him charged. Carmella Parisi became the third Sicilian girl to refuse marriage for sexual violence. It took 15 years before the law that rewarded sexual violence with marriage was finally repealed. In 2014, Franco Villola was awarded the honour of