VITTORIO OCCORSIO
Vittorio Occorsio was an Italian magistrate who played a pivotal role in investigating the connections between neo-fascist terrorism, the Masonic Lodge, and corrupt elements within the Italian intelligence agency SIFAR. He also initiated investigations into the links between members of the illegal Masonic lodge Propaganda Due (P2), the "Black Terrorism," and organized crime groups involved in kidnappings, such as the Banda dei Marsigliesi. His focus was particularly on the abductions of Alfredo Danesi, Amedeo Ortolani, Fabrizio Andreuzzi, and Claudio Francisci.
On the morning of July 10, 1976, Occorsio was tragically assassinated in Rome. Pierluigi Concutelli, one of his killers, ambushed him near the intersection of Via Mogadishu and Via Giuba, in the Trieste neighborhood. Occorsio was shot 32 times with a submachine gun while driving his Fiat 125 Special. His murderers fled the scene, taking his bag containing files related to the kidnappings. It was later revealed that the files also contained a document exposing the purchase of a building in Rome by the Masonic World Organization for Masonic Assistance (Ompam) for eight million dollars. This amount matched the total sum paid as ransoms in the abductions for which Albert Bergamelli had been arrested.
Occorsio's assassination was claimed by the neo-fascist group Ordine Nuovo. They accused him of serving the democratic dictatorship by persecuting Ordine Nuovo militants and their ideas for his own opportunistic career advancement. The investigation into Occorsio's murder revealed the involvement of several right-wing terrorists. The murder weapon, an Ingram M.A.C.M. 10 submachine gun of American manufacture, originated from the Spanish police and was obtained by Concutelli through Stefano Delle Chiaie, a fugitive in Francoist Spain, like many other Italian neo-fascists.
Occorsio's untimely death cut short his pursuit of justice and his efforts to unveil the connections between the mafia and extremist groups during the era of kidnappings. Some of his insights were later confirmed through the activities of Michele Sindona in laundering money of mafia origin. His memory is commemorated with a park named after him in Villa Mercede in Rome, and an auditorium in the Rome Palace of Justice bears his name. Additionally, a classroom at the Giulio Cesare High School, where he studied, is dedicated to his memory. Two plaques, one in Villa Leopardi at the entrance of Via Makallè and another at the corner of Via Mogadishu and Via Giuba, mark the locations of his assassination. Volantini found on Occorsio's body and inside his vehicle contained the specific header "Movimento Politico Ordine Nuovo" (Order New Political Movement) and the subtitle "La giustizia borghese si ferma all'ergastolo, la giustizia rivoluzionaria va oltre" (Bourgeois justice stops at life imprisonment, revolutionary justice goes further).