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Sacks of Lire. Then, carefully following the kidnapers' instructions, Chase, in a rented car, headed south on the autostrada toward Naples. Just after passing Lagonegro, south of Naples, members of the gang pulled up alongside in a Citroën and pelted Chase's car with pebbles while the men inside rubbed their fingers together as a signal for money. Chase got the message and pulled over to the side. While he was handing over the sacks of lire, a car driven by a Rome detective with a pretty blonde policewoman at his side halted near by. Pretending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Catching the Kidnapers | 1/28/1974 | See Source »

Members of the Wedding. In Lagonegro, Italy, the father, two brothers, two uncles and an aunt of Giuseppina Corso were sentenced to jail terms ranging up to a year for kidnaping Giuseppina's fiance -who had repeatedly put off the wedding date -and locking him in a room with Giuseppina while they stood guard outside the door all through the night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, may 26, 1958 | 5/26/1958 | See Source »

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