Di Petrillo, le Brigate Rosse e gli infiltrati: "Il Pci ci diede la fonte, poi le cose cambiarono",

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*This first interview concerns his experience in Counterterrorism. We will soon publish a second interview on the remaining topics.

**See also the extra, dedicated to investigations into the foreign branch of the Red Brigades and the investigations into the NAR (National Anti-Terrorism Brigades).

"In Francia c'era una cellula informale". ...

Colonel Domenico Di Petrillo headed the Special Anti-Crime Section in Rome between 1978 and 1989. He began his assignment shortly after the discovery of Aldo Moro's body. He coordinated the investigations that led to the dismantling of the Roman column of the Red Brigades. He continued his career within the Anti-Mafia Investigative Directorate (DIA), where he handled anti-mafia investigations and those of Giulio Andreotti. He served at the SISDE, the civil security service, where he served as director of the Counterterrorism Division.

0:10 Career in the Army and Current Activities
1:32 First assignment in Nuoro and meeting with General dalla Chiesa
3:18 Arrival in Rome post-Moro (May 1978)
7:06 Study of the Red Brigades and the birth of the archive
17:30 The importance of the "Strategic Direction Resolution"
18:18 Analysis of graffiti on walls to map the BR presence
21:08 Calvosa Murder: The Intuition at Latina Scalo Station
26:25 PCI Infiltration: The Role of the "Fontanone" Source
33:06 Patrizio Peci's Collaboration and Information on Rome
34:50 Location of the Via Silvani Hideout
35:44 Identification of Francesco Piccioni through Judo
41:45 Shadowing of Braghetti and Discovery of the Infiltrator in the Prosecutor's Office
50:53 The Arrest of Francesco Piccioni and the Seizure of the Kalashnikov
55:57 The arrest of Anna Laura Braghetti in Piazza Cesarini Sforza
1:04:31 Reconstruction of the hideout on Via Montalcini (Moro prison)
1:05:52 Walter Di Cera's connection in Cervignano del Friuli
1:10:16 Explanation of the "Acchiappo" method on public transport
1:13:53 Contact with the PCI leader through lawyer Tarsitano
1:23:53 The physical arrest of Barbara Balzerani in Ostia
1:27:14 The Giorgieri murder and dismantling of the UCC
1:32:15 The arrest of Antonino Fosso ("the Cobra") and the investigation into De Mita
1:40:22 Operation Holocaust: the last intervention on Viale Giotto