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- ↑ (in Italian) Gratteri & Nicaso, Fratelli di Sangue, p. 183. Cosenza: Luigi Pellegrini Editore ISBN 88-8101-373-8
- ↑ (in Italian) Sentenza procedimento penale Olimpia Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine , Tribunale di Reggio Calabria, January 19, 1999
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