© Missing - We are looking for Denise
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Official Site: www.cerchiamodenise.it - MISSING Denise Pipitone "Aiutaci a Trovarla" " Help us find her" " Nous aider à trouver" - Denise was Born on/Née le il 26/10/2000, Disappeared/Disappearance/Disparue since 01/09/2004 in Mazara del Vallo, (TP) Italy - For useful information: 0039 340 5403309 - Official Web Site: www.cerchiamodenise.org - email: aiutiamo@cerchiamodenise.it / aiutiamo@cerchiamodenise.org - Website: www.missingkids.it - In case of sighting, immediately contact the nearest Carabinieri (112) or Police (113) station./If you think you have seen her, please immediately contact your nearest Police Station./Si vous reconnaissez Denise, adressez-vous au plus vite au poste de Police le plus proche.- Denise Needs Us!!
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
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"Question and Answer by Piera Maggio"
There are statements from individuals claiming that Denise Pipitone was killed. We understand your "mother's love," but don't you think that insisting on believing she is alive is more of a hope than a certainty?
First of all, I want to clarify that there are still no certainties here: the day there are will be the day we can understand exactly what happened and where my daughter is. As a mother, I want the truth, and I am aware that my daughter could be either alive or dead. This is the point: until there is proof that Denise is dead, then logically we must assume she is alive. The world is big enough for someone to disappear without a trace, especially if it is a child and, moreover, a kidnapped one. The truth is that saying Denise is gone without providing concrete evidence is simply a convenient claim that might cover up other truths that I intend to uncover.The reaction of people, of Italians, when listening to the news stories of recent days is the tendency to consider the matter closed, albeit with some doubts. What do you think about this attitude?
Each of us, due to a fact related to the typical psychology of the individual, tends to distance from themselves what they do not like, what could be defined as "uncomfortable truths." Essentially, we tend to accept the solution that removes the burden of the problem rather than the one that removes the problem itself. Let me explain: it is difficult to accept the burden of the disappearance of a person, for all the months, days, minutes, and seconds in which they are missing from home. Everyone would tend to think "for convenience" that this person is no longer alive, so that the problem can be alleviated and the worry finds peace. But unfortunately, those who know how to face reality realize that all this is just an illusion that hides the uncomfortable truth of a person who needs to be searched for. If a person disappears, they must be somewhere on the planet. Therefore, it should not be so difficult to obtain certain proof of the death of a person from the one who committed the act, assuming that this person knows what is being talked about and that these are not just misleading inventions.
So do you think that unsubstantiated statements are inventions?
Exactly. One of the most peculiar things is that people tend to believe that there is always a grain of truth in a lie. For me, this is absolutely not the case. An invented story is pure fantasy, and that's it. If someone wants to prove something, they must do so not with words, but with facts. Everything else is not credible and, in fact, could be used to mislead investigations and public opinion.
You spoke about public opinion: do you think it is important what Italians think about the events that occurred?
I would be naive if I didn't know that public opinion has a very strong influence on political choices. And political choices have an impact on legislation and therefore on the investigative capacity of the authorities. Up to now, it is precisely thanks to Italians and not only them, who have taken an interest in the case, that it has been possible to work and request every effort for the search for Denise. It is not only a matter related to reports, but a typical characteristic of our country. The notoriety and resonance of a certain event are fundamental for the evolution of the event itself. If there were no public interest in my daughter, many people would still have collaborated, others would not. So for me there should be no doubts in public opinion: Italians and other nations, know that my daughter is alive. I invite anyone who knows something to provide me with proof to the contrary. Likewise, I invite Italy and beyond not to believe anyone's fantasies: believe only in proven facts and certainties, which are the only things that lead to the truth about my daughter's case.
What is the relationship between the regulations and the investigative capacity of the investigators?
The relationship is very close: in Italy there is a law on child abduction that is not updated and, moreover, presents significant gaps in terms of the punishability of the criminal act: if the abduction is not committed for the purpose of extortion, the crime is greatly decriminalized. So what power do the investigating authorities have to obtain information from suspects? None, because if the penalty is almost nothing, no one will have any interest, by speaking, in aggravating their own position. Instead, if the penalty for this type of crime is increased to the highest levels, at this point those who know will have every interest in talking in order not to be convicted and have to serve years and years in prison. It may seem like bargaining, but these are the facts. This is the reason why I chained myself in front of the Quirinale, to raise public awareness and that of the Chambers (Parliament and Senate) about the proposed reform of this law that was drafted by my law firm and can be found at the following link: http://www.cerchiamodenise.it/denise/prospettivediriforma.htm
In the newspapers, there are rivers of words about you, your private life, and your children. Do you think this interest is justified?
Absolutely not. I would find it "justifiable" only if it were decisive for my daughter's investigations. But it is not at all: on the contrary, in some respects it is even harmful because time is wasted on reconstructions that are, most of the time, completely unreliable, which lead to harmful consequences for the minors involved and great suffering in the private lives of people. All this is against the Treviso Charter, the code of regulation for the press when it comes to minors. These are rules that journalists cannot fail to know and must apply when writing texts, yet some completely ignore them. Fortunately, most Italian journalists have great respect for the case and avoid causing further harm. Good information can be provided without harming people: for this reason, the Cerchiamo Denise Onlus Association, which I chair, is a signatory of an international ethical journalism document, which was created as a form of self-regulation for the media when dealing with cases of missing and abused minors, which you can find at the link: http://www.childrenandmedia.it
You have now reached a certain level of notoriety and some people wonder how this aspect reconciles with the search for your daughter?
Here is another sore point of human logic: not realizing the reality of others, according to what is required by others and not by ourselves. Let it be clear that I am not interested in any form of show or publicity: if I could hug my daughter again tomorrow morning, I would give my own life, let alone care about the media circus. As a mother of a kidnapped child, it does not interest me: but if you look at the television world through the eyes of someone who has no problems, then you understand why certain observations arise: basically, you look at the "spectacular" side but do not understand the deep pain behind it. But then again, what are the media for? To spread, to communicate. And I am simply using them according to their nature, to spread the image of my daughter for the searches and also to inform other people about the proposals to renew the law on child abduction. What was expected from a mother? That she should lie in bed desperate, waiting for events? Would that have made her a "good" and suffering mother? I suffer terribly but at the same time I am strong for my daughter, because it is for her that I do all this and I am sure that many mothers in Italy and around the world would have done the same, so I only ask to be understood in my battle without always receiving extremely harsh judgments that are honestly completely lacking in credibility.
(Sec. 23) 12/12/2007
Piera Maggio
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
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Association "Looking for Denise" Onlus (11/10/2007)
We have learned with regret that the words used by Piera Maggio in favor of a little girl, little "Denise" Cutolo, which appeared in the newspaper ilmattinoonline.it on pg. 46 of "Il Mattino" of Naples, have been misrepresented in their meaning with the assertion that Piera Maggio was "encouraged" by Cutolo's words. "If anything, I encourage all people who commit actions against their fellow human beings not to do so anymore," clarifies Piera Maggio: "every parent is free to name their children as they see fit. My Denise has the right to life just like all the children in the world, no one excluded. I fight for this to be understood: that children are important, whoever their parent is, because they have nothing to do with the actions of their fathers." And she adds, "I feel close to those who have lost a loved one killed or kidnapped or taken away by those who have lost all sense of humanity. I have lost a daughter whom I am searching for and I know what it means not to have her at home."
A correction has been requested from the newspaper "Il Mattino" of Naples
Friday, November 02, 2007
Poems Letters dictated by the Heart
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Piera Maggio chains herself in front of the Quirinale on 10/26/2007, the day of Denise's seventh birthday, demanding a proposal to revise the law on child abduction in Italy. "A new category of crime for the abduction of minors"
Thank you!! for your solidarity, for your thoughtfulness, for the advice, and for your willingness to help in the search for Denise.
We are grateful for your human understanding and for your sincere participation in our family tragedy that has struck us so hard.
Knowing you are by our side is a great comfort and moral support to us; your solidarity gives us strength, courage, and confidence to face this struggle of hope.
Best regards and thank you. PM
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"Help Us Find Denise Pipitone"
Born on 26/10/2000 - Disappeared on 1 September 2004 in Mazara Del Vallo (TP)
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Denise Birthday Video 2007
Born on October 26, 2000 - Disappeared on September 1, 2004 in Mazara Del Vallo (TP) Sicily
A Plant...To Keep Hoping
Demonstration for October 26, 2007, Denise's Birthday
Friday, September 21, 2007
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Denise Pipitone, a little girl to save
Denise, a child to be saved
Songs dedicated to Denise
"Eyes Full of Smoke" Lyrics and Song "Kola M."
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Song dedicated to Denise "You Will Return"
Lyrics and Song "Agata P."
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Denise Birth Video, Kidnapping Denise Video and Photos summer 2004
NEWS: PROSPECTS FOR REFORM OF THE LAW ON CHILD ABDUCTION
Video Piera Maggio, Conference 1 September 2007, "To Denise Pipitone..and..! Hope"
Video Lawyer Frazzitta "New crime hypothesis, the abduction of minors"
Conference Video September 1, 2007, 1st Speech Dr. Antonino Silvio Sciuto
Chief Prosecutor of the Republic of Marsala
Conference Video September 1, 2007, 2nd Speech Dr. Antonino Silvio Sciuto
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Photo Album "cerchiamodenise"
Open letter from one of Denise Pipitone's parents
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Childrenandmedia Video Geneva Charter
Report of 15/07/2007 on TSI1 TV Switzerland
International Document of Ethical Journalism for Minors
Children and media is a committee founded to ideally unite information with news relating to minors.
In fact, its purpose is to COMBINE and RATIONALIZE the approach of public information to news concerning minors involved (directly or indirectly) in news events.
According to an overview, news disseminated through any media can create significant problems for minors if not properly "managed" or "monitored".
In fact, it is NOT A BLOCK on free information, but a protection of the FREEDOM of minors in public information.
The committee therefore aims to promote an ethical document, written by the mother of a missing minor and by a journalist, in order to change the poor approach of journalism to cases of missing or abused minors.
The primary aim is to protect the minor, who may already be a victim of violence, from a form of journalism that is crudely sensationalist and disrespectful of children's rights.
The Treviso Charter is very useful in this sense, but it approaches the problem in a general way, without identifying some specific aspects addressed in the document (for example, there is no mention of issues related to false information about sightings/ascertainments/localizations, etc.) and it does not in any way consider the subtle distinction between providing information about a minor and advertising oneself using the minor (see websites or those who create specials without even having clarity about the investigations or other such cases).
Therefore, after creating the ethical document, the committee worked to find international partners (the first in Switzerland) in order to sign this ethical protocol, giving it a geographically specific name, namely charter of (name of the city), so as to enhance the document itself in each different country.
Thus, as many "charters" are created as there are foreign countries in which organizations willing to embrace the aforementioned values can be found.
In Switzerland, a significant result was achieved because, in addition to two Italian organizations, two important entities also participated in the signing: the Swiss association for the protection of children (ASPI) and the first online TV of Italian-speaking Switzerland (PRIMAWEB), which fully embraced the ethical document, and during the signing, the "Geneva Charter" was initiated.
The strategic objective for Italy is to identify suitable parties to also expand these good intentions in our country. In the meantime, the promoting committee is active in FRANCE for the signing of the Paris Charter.
A website is launched: www.childrenandmedia.it to disseminate the ethical concepts presented here.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Videos made August 2007
Denise Birth Video, Kidnapping Denise Video and Photos Summer 2004
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Denise in this photo is 1 year and four months old
"Since that September 1st, 2004, our Angel has disappeared into Nothingness"
Association
"WE ARE LOOKING FOR DENISE" ONLUS
Headquarters: Via D. La Bruna n. 6
91026 - Mazara Del Vallo (TP)
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Mazara Del Vallo, 26 June 2007
Denise Pipitone Born on October 26, 2000 - Disappeared on September 1, 2004 in Mazara Del Vallo (TP)
I would like to give my testimony, unfortunately from the experience I have had and that we are still living through, not only as a parent, but also from a greater sensitivity acquired by those who live the direct experience of an investigation followed very closely.
I am writing as the parent of Denise Pipitone, and as President of the Association
"We are looking for Denise" Onlus, founded in March 2007. direct link: http://www.cerchiamodenise.it/associazione/asscerchiamodenise.htm
It all began one morning, on the First of September 2004,
One could have imagined anything about that day, except that it would become the beginning of a painful Drama.
Everything in those days unfolded frenetically: the excruciating and exhausting absence of our little girl, interrogations with little tact and respect for the pain we parents were experiencing, insinuations, indiscretions, and private life that should have been contained but were not, involving minors both directly and indirectly, parents who did not know where to turn to get news about where their little girl was.
I could add much more, but not now.
To this day we have never lost hope of embracing our little Denise again; children do not disappear into thin air without leaving a trace, they must be searched for without prejudice, not with the idea of a hypothesis—proven facts are reality.
Today in Italy, an average of about eight thousand people disappear each year, of which around thirty thousand cases remain unresolved—a real EMERGENCY. Each disappearance is a case in itself; you cannot generalize, just as you cannot generalize the age group of the missing person. The reasons can be varied: distress, illness, abduction or kidnapping, voluntary disappearance, parental abduction, accident—the investigations will determine the cause. However, the pain shared by the families of the missing will always be the same.
In recent years, the news has reported various attempted kidnappings of minors, for which almost always trivial justifications are given for such serious crimes. These are warning signs that show something in our society has changed; we do not live in the Italy of a hundred years ago, and certainly what is now out of step with the times needs to be modified and adjusted.
There is a lack of specialized pools able to intervene when such serious episodes occur. And there is a lack of people who know how to approach mothers and families, without taking anything away from those who deal with these matters every day. Furthermore, the time required by bureaucracy could be reduced. The timeframes are too long for requesting evidentiary examinations and everything else needed to achieve justice, giving priority to the cases that need it.
Each Prosecutor's Office, in the immediate aftermath, thoroughly deals with the various events, but over time the files accumulate and investigators are necessarily forced to divide their efforts on several fronts; as the years go by, the missing person becomes just a number.
In Italy, the tools available to investigators, including the current law, in cases of kidnapping not for extortion purposes, are not sufficient. In the end, they turn out to be protective of the suspect, and do not satisfy investigators or the families of missing persons.
There is no specific law for the abduction of minors in our criminal system because the crime that covers the case of a missing minor is Article 605, that is, kidnapping, which provides for a sentence from 6 months to 8 years. This means that the crime of aggravated theft, for example of an apple displayed in public trust, that is, at the greengrocer's, is punished with a sentence from 3 years to 10 years in prison.
Kidnapping for extortion, on the other hand, carries a sentence of 25 to 30 years.
We proposed to the Minister of Grace and Justice to amend the law by updating the penal code with a new criminal offense, the abduction of minors. This is farsighted because globalization will lead to an increase in the development of this heinous crime.
There are also children who disappear in absolute silence, less sensational cases, only to be reduced to begging, into slavery by unscrupulous men who fund online child pornography sites, etc.
The dissemination of images of missing minors is very important for searches, and also for raising awareness among people about such horrible cases, I am fully convinced of this. I don't remember that in past years there was so much talk about this crime; I have noticed greater sensitivity since Denise disappeared, perhaps also because it affected me personally. Since that first of September 2004, I have tried and continue, as much as I can, to campaign for awareness, sometimes even putting aside tears, fighting with the hope of the right sighting. Now people talk about it, they think about how to improve the situation, and so it is the beginning of addressing a serious problem to help the families of missing persons and the missing themselves.
The families of the missing should not have to bear, in addition to their pain, extra and costly expenses over the years for searching for their loved ones, including for materials to disseminate their images, just because our system does not provide this support. They feel abandoned, discouraged, and, over time, even forgotten.
As Denise Pipitone's mother, today I am a woman who has little trust in others—you become distrustful after such painful experiences. I try to be useful and helpful to my little girl and other minors. The difficulties faced so far have been many, and it is hard to be understood by those who do not want to listen or see, but there is always a beginning, with the hope that it will be so.
The child is not nothing. Life, joy, the sky, the future, the present, darkness, pain, absence, the end. Memory and despair. These are the two extremes between which the thoughts and feelings of those mothers and fathers oscillate, to whom someone has taken away the happiness of home, and of life itself.
Ass."We are looking for Denise" Onlus
The president
Pietra Maggio
Mother of Denise Pipitone
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
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Saturday, February 24, 2007
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I want to thank everyone who is helping to contribute to the search for my little Denise.
Starting from Mazara, and throughout Italy and abroad, to the Authorities, law enforcement, institutions, etc., who actively collaborate in the searches and sightings even abroad.
To all the members of the official website: www.cerchiamodenise.it ( AN EXTRA HAND FOR DENISE ), who collaborate as they can, some more intensively, at my personal request in activities to spread Denise's image, very sensitive people who help a little girl, every single drop can become an ocean.
Thank you to everyone who is undertaking, and will undertake, initiatives for research at my request and otherwise, and for the help and collaboration they can offer.
Thanks to sensitive and kind-hearted people.
Thank you to all those who will join to give us an extra hand, we, Denise's parents, need your help and your cooperation. You give me strength to move forward for the truth and the recovery of my little girl. Thank you to those who stand in solidarity with us.
I deny to those who, with ill intent, may have said that we are financially well off thanks to the television shows in which I have appeared; this is false. Up to now, I have never received any compensation or appearance fee. On the contrary, an unhealed wound is renewed again and again, surviving through continuous pain, an agony. All this is to remind people of Denise's face, so that everything does not fall into oblivion—unfortunately, people are quick to forget.
Thanks to the media, print media, and television broadcasts, which talk about and spread Denise's image, they are very important, they have the power to spread it nationally and abroad.
Thanks to the people who have helped us, and will help us, to offset the expenses we have incurred, with the bank account "CERCHIAMO DENISE".
Thank you all, and sorry if I forgot anyone, but I especially ask you to continue, and continue, to be of help to a sweet little girl who needs you and the people dear to her.
Show Denise how much you LOVE her. (MISSING CHILDREN MUST BE FOUND!!)
Mazara Del Vallo 24/02/2007 Piera Maggio
Friday, February 23, 2007
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No cooperation from the Roma
Thanks to the work carried out by the authorities, whom I thank,
the abandoned car, the Ford Mondeo station wagon in which Denise was reportedly seen in recent months in Latina, has finally been found in Anzio.
In October 2006, a woman told the police that she had seen a girl resembling Denise in a car with three Roma people.
The sighting occurred during market day in the capital of the Pontine region.
We hope that this will be taken seriously by the investigators, that the proper assessments will be made, and that this matter will not be forgotten; in this sense, I hope.
The fact does not provide certainties, nor denials, that today Denise could be with the Roma; the only certainty is that the nomads continue to raise the level of suspicion towards them, precisely because they continue to show in this way that they do not want to cooperate to clarify the doubts that exist about them.
No Roma, and no person responsible for the nomad organization, has ever collaborated or is collaborating to clarify this matter, such as the sighting on October 18, 2004, in Milan, of a girl in the company of a Roma group who resembled Denise, and this one in Latina with an abandoned car, which leave many doubts and question marks about my Denise's case. Frames from the video clip on the website bambiniscomparsi.it
There is no personal animosity against the Roma, but there are many doubts about their lack of cooperation.
There is a reward offered by Benefactors for anyone who provides reliable information that may lead to the discovery of Denise.
A personal thought of mine is that my little girl might have been entrusted to a family unit, and that she could be passing as their daughter, and therefore unnoticed. For this reason, I am asking for help in collaborating in the search for Denise. Thank you
Mazara Del Vallo 23/02/2007
Piera Maggio
Monday, February 12, 2007
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"DON'T FORGET DENISE"
don't play the game of those who wait for silence
"There are moments in life when remaining silent becomes a fault and speaking becomes a duty."
Missing Children Must Be Searched For
In case of sighting, immediately contact the nearest authorities
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"Help Us Find Denise"
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
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"I have dedicated these poems to my little Denise"
The nights
The nights are too long for me without you.
Your little bed is empty and all unmade, I look at it every evening in a certain way.
I have you imprinted in my mind, who sometimes slept with me.
I hear you breathing, and sometimes even complaining.
Tossing and turning in bed, helpless not knowing what to do, hoping that you can come home as soon as possible so that we can all embrace each other again.
Mazara Del Vallo, 16/10/2004.
Piera Maggio
Dream
I daydream about a return that hasn't happened yet, with a desperate need I go searching for help!.
Knocking and asking with a breathless shout.
My little girl is still not with me and I wonder why;;;;;;;.
I go on with my journey, may they bring back my little chick, the joy of life I have already lost, but hope has not gone away.
Sobbing every night, I go to bed with a prayer, hoping they find my little angel so I can hold them tight, so they can find all the happiness they deserve to have.
Mazara Del Vallo, 1/11/2004.
Piera Maggio
Sunday, February 04, 2007
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Denise Pipitone honorary member of the Baby Council
Castelvetrano. The Baby Councillors: "For us, Denise has become the youngest little sister. Every evening we say a prayer for her"
Sunday, January 14, 2007, in the Council Chamber of the Municipality of Castelvetrano, the inauguration of the Baby Municipal Council took place, on the day when all the children elected to the position of Baby Councillor are officially sworn in.
This year Denise received an invitation from the President of the Castelvetrano City Council, Calogero Martire, also supported by all the Child Councillors, to be part of the Baby Council.
In the Assembly, the children read very sincere and comforting thoughts dedicated to Denise. For me, these were moments full of emotion, especially when, at the time of the oath, the name "DENISE" was called as an honorary member of the Baby Municipal Council. All the children in the Assembly shouted a heartfelt "PRESENT"—for everyone, it was the most moving moment of the event, ending with a long round of applause.
Thank you to all those who strive to keep the attention on Denise high.
Piera Maggio
Thursday, February 01, 2007
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"Help Us Find Denise"
A law to help? "THERE IS NO LAW IN ITALY FOR THE KIDNAPPING OF MINORS!!!"
DEAR ALL
The dissemination of Denise's image, and of missing children, is very important for the search, to keep attention high, raising awareness so that people are more attentive.
Indifference is the worst thing that can exist; many people see these cases as a situation that does not concern them, far from them, from their own family, but it is not so. I myself could not have imagined that one terrible day I would win the lottery of misfortune, catapulted into another dimension, and yet we are living it. You cannot predict such a terrible action, also because there is no justification for such a serious act. (CHILDREN MUST NOT BE HARMED).
Since Denise was abducted, we have been fighting hard, despite the pain that afflicts us, to keep attention on the case high, so that there may be a serious report.
I knocked on many doors for initiatives in support of research, many opened them for me and I am grateful for that, but just as many slammed them in my face, not understanding the importance of the initiative itself.
Unfortunately, there is no organization in Italy that helps the parents of missing persons' families with the dissemination of images of their loved ones or anything else that might be needed. Those who can and are able must fight on their own.
Another painful chapter in Italy, the penalty for kidnapping under ART. 605 of the Penal Code is a ridiculous punishment for such a serious and heinous crime. WARNING!!! THERE IS NO SPECIFIC LAW IN ITALY FOR THE KIDNAPPING OF MINORS!!!!!
On 23-11-2006, I met with the Minister of Justice, Clemente Mastella, to propose to him (A NEW TYPE OF CRIME), new prospects for reforming the criminal law regarding the abduction of minors. I do not know the value they gave to this proposal, but it has been followed by silence, http://www.cerchiamodenise.it/denise/prospettivediriforma.htm.
A big loophole that dates back to an old law, where kidnappings under ART. 605 C.P. were identified, like elopements (fuitina), today unfortunately kidnappings also involve children.
The law in Italy for kidnapping without a ransom request carries a sentence ranging from 6 months to 8 years, whereas for those who commit aggravated theft, it ranges from 3 to 10 years, so do children matter less than an object?
Kidnapping for ransom carries a sentence of 25 to 30 years, which is appropriate for such a horrible and serious crime.
I asked Minister Clemente Mastella to review this law, introducing a new type of crime for the kidnapping of minors without a demand for extortion, increasing the sentence from 25 to 30 years, equal to that for kidnapping with a ransom demand.
The current law, regarding Kidnapping without ransom, does not allow the use of adequate methods and means against those who commit such heinous crimes, because they are not considered serious. Even more serious is that if the person committing such a crime (kidnapping) is ALSO A MINOR, the sentence ranges from 1 to 3 years. All of this is inconceivable when faced with the lives of innocent children, unable to defend themselves, violently torn from their parents.
I did not ask for a personal favor, but for a fair measure for serious and horrible crimes like these; this law applies to all cases like Denise's, and to all the children I call (INVISIBLE), because even if they exist, we do not see them, children who are used, mistreated, and deprived of their identity through violence.
I think that children deserve to be protected from this crime; you can't live in a country where today animals are protected, with penalties and sanctions, which I fully agree with, but also a law for serious crimes like the kidnapping of minors cannot go unnoticed. IT'S ABOUT TIME SOMEONE STARTS THINKING ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!
Best regards, and thank you for whatever you can do to help Denise and the "children" in need.
Piera Maggio - Mazara Del Vallo, 01/28/2007
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Disappeared on 01/09/2004 at around 12:00 pm
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v. Domenico La Bruna, 6 - Mazara del Vallo (TP)
Sunday, January 28, 2007
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Born 26/10/2000 - Missing 01/09/2004, in Mazara Del Vallo, (TP)
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