He pursued his newly appointed mission with a fervent religious zeal and he became almost suicidal in his attempts to eliminate his adversaries . He never worried about getting caught . In fact , some of his letters sent to other members of the NCO attest to his thirst for blood . He once wrote to Marco Medda , an NCO board executive : '' " Brother , I beg you to give a kiss to our Prince ( Cutolo ) . I am doing all I can to get transferred to Napoli to kill some of these scumbags , and I will perform one of my best dramas : they must pay , understand ? " '' In another letter to Cutolo 's sister , Rosetta , he used even stronger words while describing about his project : '' " My dearest comare , regarding this crawling vermin ( the traitors ) , be confident . I will give you full satisfaction . I was so nervous that my own liver rotted because i did not have a chance yet to meet and greet these scumbags . I am telling you : be calm . I will take care of them with the help of the people who love the prince ( Cutolo ) for life and death . " '' When one of Cutolo 's major enemies was arrested , Barra wrote directly to Cutolo : '' " My dearest compare , you have heard about the arrest of that big don . He peed in his pants because he thought that he got caught by the men of the Prince . Now tell me how these people think that they can survive , and anyway I am waiting to cross the paths of some of these conspirators , because I want to show them how much Alias is worth . Be calm , they will pay with their last drop of blood . " '' In just a couple of years Barra had amassed an impressive list of killings , the most famous of which were the three deadly assaults that occurred during the 1980 Irpinia earthquake . During the night of November 18 , 1980 , an earthquake of 6.8 on the Richter scale hit Naples and the Campania region . In the Poggioreale prison , the confusion and terror were magnified by the feeling of being entrapped . In order to avoid panic and a greater disaster , the prisoners were allowed to go to the jail courtyard presumed to be safer from collapsing buildings . However , this decision made by the prison authorities had an unintended consequence . The courtyard soon became a battlefield . Old rancors , impending vendettas and gang feuds exploded and were resolved in the bloodiest ways . Among many assassinations , Barra personally killed three rival NF members . These hits as well as many others greatly increased Barra 's prestige and standing among the other NCO members
1980 Irpinia earthquake
1980 Irpinia earthquake
Pasquale Barra