s ▁style ▁and ▁power ▁bother ed ▁other ▁Cam or rist i , ▁and ▁one ▁day ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁he ▁was ▁shot ▁by ▁Ga et ano ▁Or lando , ▁a ▁hit man ▁commission ed ▁by ▁his ▁rival ▁Antonio ▁Esp os ito , ▁another ▁Cam or rist a . ▁The ▁six - month s - pre gn ant ▁P up etta ▁was ▁dev ast ated . ▁She ▁believed ▁the ▁police ▁knew ▁who ▁the ▁perpet r ator ▁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 ▁it ▁again !" ▁and ▁the ▁whole ▁court room ▁burst ▁into ▁che ers . ▁▁ ▁One ▁newspaper ▁called ▁her ▁" The ▁D iva