In the 1970s Balzerani became a leader of the Red Brigades ( Italian '' Brigate Rosse '' , or BR , which she had joined in 1975 ) in Rome . She took part in several killings , such as that of Girolamo Minervini and the assassination of Aldo Moro 's escort in Via Fani ( 1978 ) . After the arrest of BR 's national leader Mario Moretti in 1981 , she unsuccessfully tried to handle the split in the organization , becoming a leader of the " Brigate Rosse - Partito Comunista Combattente " , while Giovanni Senzani led the other faction , the " BR - Partito Guerriglia "
Aldo Moro 's escort
Kidnapping of Aldo Moro
Barbara Balzerani