HANDS ON SILENCE: The massacre in Sicily in 1976 Paperback – March 28, 2026

On January 27, 1976, in a small Carabinieri station in Alcamo Marina, Sicily, two young officers were murdered in their sleep.What followed became one of the most controversial and disturbing cases in Italian history.Five young men were arrested.Confessions were obtained.Trials were held.Sentences were issued.Case closed.Or so it seemed.Years later, shocking revelations exposed one of the most serious miscarriages of justice in modern Italy.False confessions, alleged torture, missing evidence, and unexplained connections raised a question that still remains unanswered:Who really killed the two Carabinieri that night?In Hands on Silence, author Stefano Santoro retraces the entire story through official documents, testimonies, personal memories, and years of independent investigation.Growing up in a family connected to the events, Santoro followed the case for decades, uncovering details that had been ignored, hidden, or forgotten.This book takes the reader deep inside a story of silence, fear, power, and truth.Not just a crime story.Not just a judicial case.But a journey into one of the darkest mysteries of modern Italy.If you like true crime, real investigations, and stories based on real documents, this book will keep you reading until the last page.Some truths remain buried for years.Others are buried on purpose.This book tries to uncover them. Read more