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Raffaele Fiore, Red Brigades Figure in Aldo Moro Kidnapping, Dies at 71

His death underscores his unrepentant loyalty to the Brigate Rosse, reigniting calls to reckon with Italy’s violent 1970s.

Overview

  • Davide Steccanella, Fiore’s lawyer, confirmed on July 29, 2025, that he died at the age of 71.
  • Fiore took part in the March 16, 1978, ambush in Via Fani and was credited with moving Aldo Moro into the group’s blue Fiat getaway car.
  • He was arrested in Turin in 1979 and received a life sentence at the Moro Uno trial for his role in the kidnapping and murders of Moro’s security detail.
  • Granted conditional release in 1997 and confirmed in 2007, he spent his parole working in a cooperative in Turin.
  • Throughout his imprisonment and freedom he never renounced Brigate Rosse ideology and remained unrepentant until his death.