Emanuele Basile was a captain of the Carabinieri

Carabinieri

The Carabinieri is the national gendarmerie of Italy, policing both military and civilian populations, and is a branch of the armed forces.-Early history:...

 and a collaborator of Paolo Borsellino

Paolo Borsellino

Paolo Borsellino was an Italian anti-Mafia magistrate who was killed by a Mafia car bomb in Palermo, less than two months after his fellow anti-Mafia magistrate Giovanni Falcone had been assassinated....

 on anti-Mafia investigations. He was killed by Cosa Nostra in Monreale

Monreale

Monreale is a town and comune in the province of Palermo, in Sicily, Italy, on the slope of Monte Caputo, overlooking the very fertile valley called "La Conca d'oro" , famed for its orange, olive and almond trees, the produce of which is exported in large quantities...

, Palermo

Palermo

Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...

, shot repeatedly in the back whilst he carried his four-year-old daughter, who was unhurt in the shooting. He was working with Borsellino on traffic of heroin and killings related to Mafia in Corleone

Corleone

Corleone is a small town and comune of approximately 12,000 inhabitants in the Province of Palermo in Sicily, Italy....

 at the time of his death. The investigation on his murder was headed by Borsellino.

The hit team was made up by Vincenzo Puccio

Vincenzo Puccio

Vincenzo Puccio was a member of the Sicilian Mafia. He was from Palermo and joined the Ciaculli Mafia family sometime in the late 1970s, although like many other members of that particular family he operated a great deal under the orders of the Corleonesi.- Criminal career :He was arrested...

, Armando Bonanno and Giuseppe Madonia of the Resuttana Mafia family, with logistical support from Giovanni Brusca

Giovanni Brusca

Giovanni Brusca is a former member of the Sicilian Mafia. He murdered the anti-Mafia prosecutor Giovanni Falcone in 1992 and once stated that he had committed between 100 and 200 murders but was unable to remember the exact number...

.http://www.antimafiaduemila.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1307&pagenum=3&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

Sources

• http://digilander.libero.it/inmemoria/borsellino_biografia.htm
• http://digilander.libero.it/inmemoria/delitti_della_mafia.htm
• http://www.testimonideltempo.it/contenuti/paoloborsellino.asp
• http://www.frosinone.org/oltreloccidente/testi_oo/f302_stille.htm