1 9 5 0 s ▁when ▁she ▁killed ▁the ▁murder er ▁of ▁her ▁husband ▁in ▁reven ge . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁V inc en zo ▁Mar es ca , ▁a ▁Cam or rist a ▁who ▁controlled ▁their ▁h omet own ▁Cast ell am are ▁di ▁St ab ia , ▁south ▁of ▁Nap les . ▁The ▁family ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁L amp et iel li , ▁the ▁light ning ▁kn ives , ▁for ▁their ▁expert ▁use ▁of ▁switch bl ades ▁and ▁made ▁their ▁money ▁in ▁cont rab and ▁c igare tt es . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁girl ▁in ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁four ▁brothers . ▁T iny , ▁pretty , ▁and ▁spo ilt , ▁she ▁was ▁nick named ▁P up etta ▁( L ittle ▁D oll ). ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 9 , ▁she ▁won ▁a ▁beauty ▁contest ▁and ▁became ▁Miss ▁R ove g li ano , ▁a ▁sub urban ▁village ▁of ▁Nap les . ▁▁ ▁She ▁was ▁court ed ▁by ▁a ▁wealth y ▁and ▁powerful ▁local ▁gu app o , ▁or ▁Cam or ra ▁b oss , ▁from ▁Pal ma ▁Camp ania , ▁Pas qu ale ▁Simon etti , ▁known ▁as ▁Pas qu ale ▁' e ▁N ola , ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁fruit ▁and ▁veget able ▁market ▁in ▁Nap les ▁and ▁de alt ▁in ▁sm ugg led ▁goods . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁they ▁married . ▁ ▁Re ven ge ▁killing ▁ ▁Simon etti ’