He admitted he had stolen the Fiat 126 used for the car bomb that killed Borsellino in the Via D'Amelio bombing in Palermo on July 19 , 1992 . His admission contradicted the declarations of a thug with loose Mafia associations who had confessed to stealing the car . When confronted with Spatuzza 's statement , the thug admitted that he had repeated what some investigating officers had forced him to tell the magistrates . Spatuzza 's detailed testimony stood up against examination . Spatuzza 's declaration led to the re-opening of the trial on Borsellino 's murder , which was concluded in 2003
Via D'Amelio bombing
Via D'Amelio bombing
Gaspare Spatuzza