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- 1 2 3 4 "Allo schiaffo della fidanzata reagisce ferendo a coltellate la giovane e la sorella" [He reacts to the slap of his girlfriend by stabbing the young woman and her sister]. La Stampa (in Italian). January 26, 1964 – via La Stampa Archive.
- 1 2 3 "Uccide la cognata" [Kills sister-in-law]. La Stampa (in Italian). March 20, 1972 – via La Stampa Archive.
- 1 2 3 4 "Perizia sul "mostro,, di Fossano li" [Expertise on the "Monster of Fossano" here]. La Stampa (in Italian). May 9, 1972 – via La Stampa Archive.
- 1 2 "Uccise suocera e cognata, ferì moglie e figlio" [He killed his mother-in-law and sister-in-law, wounded his wife and son]. La Stampa (in Italian). September 17, 1973 – via La Stampa Archive.
- 1 2 ""Colpa di mia moglie se sono un assassino"" ["It's the fault of my wife and her relatives that we have to discuss two deaths here"]. La Stampa (in Italian). November 29, 1973 – via La Stampa Archive.
- ↑ "I giudici riuniti per l'omicida di Fossano" [Justice for the Fossano murderer]. La Stampa (in Italian). November 30, 1973 – via La Stampa Archive.
- ↑ "Condannato a 27 anni uccise suocera e cognata" [Sentenced to 27 years, he killed his mother-in-law and sister-in-law]. La Stampa (in Italian). December 1, 1973 – via La Stampa Archive.
- 1 2 "Folle di gelosia accoltella l'amica" [Mad with jealousy, stabs friend]. La Stampa (in Italian). February 17, 1998 – via La Stampa Archive.