Petrosino in the news again

New leads in the 1909 murder of Italian-American police detective Joe Petrosino:

“My father’s uncle was called Paolo Palazzotto. He carried out the murder of the first policeman to be killed in Palermo. It was he who killed Joe Petrosino, on behalf of Cascio-Ferro.”

• The Guardian: Italian police ‘solve’ suspected mafia killing of US detective in 1909
• The New York Times: New Lead in 1909 Killing of a Star Officer

Here is a musical homage to the fallen officer from 2010 that I made with Joe Gualtieri and Nicholas Dibiase.