▁was ▁never ▁conv icted ▁of ▁the ▁crime . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁F asc ism ▁in ▁Italy , ▁his ▁un touch able ▁position ▁decl ined . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁would ▁remain ▁in ▁j ail ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁confusion ▁about ▁the ▁exact ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁but ▁according ▁to ▁La ▁St ampa , ▁Cas cio ▁Fer ro ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁in ▁the ▁prison ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Pro cida . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Although ▁many ▁sources ▁have ▁identified ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁the ▁rural ▁town ▁of ▁Bis ac qu ino , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁raised , ▁he ▁was ▁actually ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Pal ermo . ▁His ▁parents , ▁Acc urs io ▁Cas cio ▁Fer ro ▁and ▁Santa ▁I pp ol ito , ▁were ▁poor ▁and ▁ill iter ate . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Bis ac qu ino ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁became ▁a ▁camp iere ▁( an ▁armed ▁guard ) ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁land l ord , ▁Baron ▁Anton ino ▁Ing les e , ▁a ▁not orious ▁us ur per ▁of ▁state - owned ▁land . ▁The ▁position ▁of ▁camp iere ▁often ▁involved ▁M af ios i . ▁According ▁to ▁other ▁sources , ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁S amb uca ▁Z ab ut , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁for ▁approximately ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁before ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁Bis