▁commission ed ▁by ▁his ▁rival ▁Antonio ▁Esp os ito . ▁In ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁public ▁pro sec ution ▁hypoth es ized ▁that ▁the ▁murder ▁had ▁been ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁c ous ins ▁of ▁Ga et ano ▁Or lando , ▁the ▁Nu vo lett a ▁family , ▁in ▁those ▁years ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁fruit ▁and ▁veget able ▁sector , ▁and ▁riv als ▁in ▁business ▁of ▁Pascal one ▁' e ▁N ola . ▁The ▁six ▁months ▁pre gn ant ▁P up etta ▁was ▁dev ast ated . ▁She ▁believed ▁the ▁police ▁knew ▁who ▁the ▁man ▁behind ▁the ▁attack ▁was , ▁but ▁were ▁not ▁prepared ▁to ▁do ▁anything ▁about ▁it . ▁On ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁she ▁drove ▁to ▁Nap les ▁with ▁her ▁younger ▁brother , ▁C iro . ▁When ▁they ▁met ▁Esp os ito , ▁she ▁reached ▁into ▁her ▁hand bag ▁and ▁pulled ▁out ▁a ▁Smith ▁& ▁W ess on ▁. 3 8 . ▁Hold ing ▁it ▁with ▁both ▁hands ▁(" I ▁was ▁afraid ▁I ▁would ▁miss ," ▁she ▁explained ▁later ), ▁she ▁opened ▁fire ▁and ▁killed ▁Esp os ito ▁in ▁broad ▁day light . ▁▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁arrested . ▁The ▁trial ▁started ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁at ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Ass izes ▁in ▁Nap les . ▁The ▁killing ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁trial ▁made ▁international ▁head lines . ▁At ▁the ▁trial , ▁she ▁def i antly ▁declared : ▁" I ▁would ▁do