▁tried ▁to ▁hit ▁the ▁M af ia ' s ▁pat rim onial ▁san ctu aries . ▁ ▁Death ▁A ▁substitute ▁of ▁him ▁wrote ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁man ▁" of ▁whom ▁only ▁death ▁could ▁be ▁bought ". ▁At ▁ 1 9 : 3 0 , ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁he ▁b led ▁to ▁death ▁on ▁the ▁side walk ▁of ▁Via ▁Cav our ▁in ▁Pal ermo . ▁Only ▁a ▁few ▁magistr ates ▁attended ▁his ▁fun eral . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁magistr ate ▁in ▁Pal ermo ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁bullet ▁proof ▁car ▁and ▁an ▁esc ort ▁had ▁been ▁assigned ▁to ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁use ▁it ▁as ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁his ▁protection ▁would ▁end anger ▁others ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁" had ▁the ▁duty ▁to ▁have ▁courage ". ▁No ▁one ▁was ▁conv icted ▁for ▁his ▁death ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁trib unal ▁of ▁Cat ania ▁found ▁the ▁context ▁ident ifying ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁grey ▁area ▁between ▁business , ▁politics ▁and ▁organized ▁crime . ▁His ▁commit ment ▁was ▁continued ▁by ▁Roc co ▁Ch inn ici , ▁then ▁among ▁the ▁few ▁who ▁understood ▁and ▁shared ▁his ▁intent ions ▁and ▁action . ▁Ch inn ici ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁killed ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁Sic ilian ▁M af ia ▁Giovanni ▁Fal con e ▁Paolo ▁B ors ell ino ▁Carlo ▁Alberto ▁Dal la ▁Chiesa ▁Nin ni ▁Cass ar à ▁Il ▁Cap o ▁dei ▁C api ▁ ▁References ▁