Vincenzo Agostino, the father of State Police officer Nino, who was murdered by Cosa Nostra together with his wife Ida Castelluccio on August 8, 1989, has died. Vincenzo Agostino, who was born on March 22, 1937, was a valiant father who refused to accept the demise of his son and daughter-in-law (who was a few months expectant) and denounced immediately any deceptive efforts associated with the double homicide. He had a long white beard that, he declared, "he would no longer cut" until the truth about the double murderers, the silences, and, most importantly, the misdirection of the investigations was revealed. Even after his wife, Augusta Schiera, died in February 2019, Vincenzo remained determined to battle for his kid. Three people have been accused of the deaths of Nino and Ida - for which there were multiple investigative leads, some of which were totally misleading - including the boss of Resuttana Nino Madonia, the favorite killer of Toto' Riina, who opted for the abbreviated rite and in 2021 was sentenced to life imprisonment, also confirmed on appeal on October 5. Vincenzo appeared before the courthouse in Palermo on the same day, accompanied by his daughters, grandchildren, and inseparable agents, but in the absence of his wife Augusta.
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