Valerio Morucci
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Valerio Morucci is an Italian former terrorist, who was a member of the Red Brigades
and who took part in the kidnapping and assassination of Aldo Moro in 1978.
. He took part in the libertarian movement of 1968, and later entered Potere Operaio
, a far-left organization. After the dissolution of Potere Operaio in 1973, he tried to form several political-military organizations including the Formazioni Comuniste Armate (FCA), which were absorbed by the Red Brigades (Italian: Brigate Rosse, or BR) in 1976.
Morucci, considered an expert in weapons and military organizations, became responsible of BR's "column" in Rome. In March 1978, he took part in the ambush in via Fani in which the escort of former prime Minister Aldo Moro
was massacred, and during which Moro was allegedly kidnapped. According to the official reconstruction of the events which followed, Morucci distrubed all the communications of the BR and was allegedly against the final decision (attributed to BR national leader Mario Moretti
) to kill Moro. He also entered in contact with Lanfranco Pace and Franco Piperno
(in turn in contact with the Italian Socialist Party
, one of the few political forces favourable to negotiations to liberate Moro).
Accordng to his declarations during the ensuing trials, Morucci escorted the red Renault 4
in which Moro's corpse was found on 9 May 1978 to its discovery location in via Caetani. He subsequently made the phone call announcing to the victim's relatives where Moro could be found. His voice has been identified as that the several times, during Moro's detention, called several times his family (aside from a call by Moretti on 30 April 1978)
Morucci was arrested in 1979. Due to its following dissociation from BR, and the information given about the organization, he was paroled. His sentence expired in 1994. He wrote several books, including Ritratto di un terrorista, in which he tells about his life before and after his militancy in the BR, and Patre galere. Cronache dall'oltrelegge, about his detention years.
Red Brigades
The Red Brigades was a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organisation, based in Italy, which was responsible for numerous violent incidents, assassinations, and robberies during the so-called "Years of Lead"...
and who took part in the kidnapping and assassination of Aldo Moro in 1978.
Biography
Morucci was born in RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. He took part in the libertarian movement of 1968, and later entered Potere Operaio
Potere Operaio
Potere Operaio was a radical left-wing Italian political group, active between 1968 and 1973. Among the group's leaders were Antonio Negri, Franco Piperno, Oreste Scalzone and Valerio Morucci, who led its clandestine...
, a far-left organization. After the dissolution of Potere Operaio in 1973, he tried to form several political-military organizations including the Formazioni Comuniste Armate (FCA), which were absorbed by the Red Brigades (Italian: Brigate Rosse, or BR) in 1976.
Morucci, considered an expert in weapons and military organizations, became responsible of BR's "column" in Rome. In March 1978, he took part in the ambush in via Fani in which the escort of former prime Minister Aldo Moro
Aldo Moro
Aldo Moro was an Italian politician and the 39th Prime Minister of Italy, from 1963 to 1968, and then from 1974 to 1976. He was one of Italy's longest-serving post-war Prime Ministers, holding power for a combined total of more than six years....
was massacred, and during which Moro was allegedly kidnapped. According to the official reconstruction of the events which followed, Morucci distrubed all the communications of the BR and was allegedly against the final decision (attributed to BR national leader Mario Moretti
Mario Moretti
Mario Moretti is an Italian former terrorist. A leading member of the Red Brigades in the late 1970s, he was one of the kidnappers of Aldo Moro, president of Italy's largest party, Democrazia Cristiana, and several times premier, in 1978; he later confessed to have been the one who killed the...
) to kill Moro. He also entered in contact with Lanfranco Pace and Franco Piperno
Franco Piperno
Franco Piperno is an Italian former communist militant. He is currently an associated professor of Condensed Matter Physics in the University of Calabria..-Biography:Piperno was born at Catanzaro....
(in turn in contact with the Italian Socialist Party
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
, one of the few political forces favourable to negotiations to liberate Moro).
Accordng to his declarations during the ensuing trials, Morucci escorted the red Renault 4
Renault 4
The Renault 4, also known as the 4L , is a hatchback economy car produced by the French automaker Renault between 1961 and 1992. It was the first front-wheel drive family car produced by Renault....
in which Moro's corpse was found on 9 May 1978 to its discovery location in via Caetani. He subsequently made the phone call announcing to the victim's relatives where Moro could be found. His voice has been identified as that the several times, during Moro's detention, called several times his family (aside from a call by Moretti on 30 April 1978)
Morucci was arrested in 1979. Due to its following dissociation from BR, and the information given about the organization, he was paroled. His sentence expired in 1994. He wrote several books, including Ritratto di un terrorista, in which he tells about his life before and after his militancy in the BR, and Patre galere. Cronache dall'oltrelegge, about his detention years.