And while the prosecutor’s office and the DIA carry out high-level arrests throughout our city, harvesting the results of months of investigation and hard work, one is tempted to wonder just what has become of the case of Rue Piave. The murder of Adele Talamonti in the home of Deputy Chief Rocco Schiavone remains shrouded in mystery. No news escapes the black box of police headquarters. That case is being handled by Carlo Pietra, adjunct deputy chief of the Turin mobile squad, who has, however, been absent from Aosta for days now. The only news to emerge is that Schiavone has been sent to Varallo prison to investigate the murder of Domenico Cuntrera, a man with ties to the organized crime ’ndrina of the Mileto clan, responsible for the kidnapping of Chiara Berguet. One cannot help but wonder whether this prison inmate was linked in some way to the Mafia-connected profiteering ring that for some time now had been calling the shots and ruling the roost here in Aosta. At the prosecutor’s office, however, lips are still stitched tight concerning the Talamonti case. That murder, possibly being covered up by the police force itself, is something that we never tire of asking about in the pages of this newspaper, loudly demanding explanations and results. Once again, yesterday, Police Chief Costa made no mention of the case, and in response to our insistent questions he responded evasively or simply chose not to answer at all. What is hidden behind the Talamonti case? What plots are being hatched in the highest offices at police headquarters in order to avoid exposing one of their own men to objective responsibilities and criminal sanctions? What are they waiting for at police headquarters and in the courthouse of this city? Why don’t they begin a serious investigation and try to put a name and surname to the killer of the unfortunate Adele Talamonti?

—SANDRA BUCCELLATO