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August 20, 1921
The Lake County Times
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
What is this article about?
In New York, Italian Bartolo Fontano confesses to murder after fearing the victim's ghost in a dream, implicating five others in crimes tied to the American Camorra branch; all held without bail.
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FEAR OF MURDERED MAN'S GHOST DRIVES SLAYER TO CONFESS
FONTANO AND FIVE HE IMPLICATES ARE HELD WITHOUT BAIL
Driven crazy with fear by the ghost of the man he had killed appearing before him in a dream, Bartolo Fontano, an Italian, confessed to the New York police and in his confession implicated five other New York Italians, who he says have been guilty of many murders. Fontano and the men he implicated have all been arrested and are being held without bail.
New York police believe that through the confession of Fontano the workings of an American branch of that ancient Italian society, the Camorra, have been exposed.
FONTANO AND FIVE HE IMPLICATES ARE HELD WITHOUT BAIL
Driven crazy with fear by the ghost of the man he had killed appearing before him in a dream, Bartolo Fontano, an Italian, confessed to the New York police and in his confession implicated five other New York Italians, who he says have been guilty of many murders. Fontano and the men he implicated have all been arrested and are being held without bail.
New York police believe that through the confession of Fontano the workings of an American branch of that ancient Italian society, the Camorra, have been exposed.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Supernatural
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Madness
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Murder Confession
Ghost Dream
Camorra
Italian Criminals
Arrests
What entities or persons were involved?
Bartolo Fontano
Where did it happen?
New York
Story Details
Key Persons
Bartolo Fontano
Location
New York
Story Details
Bartolo Fontano confesses to murdering a man after the victim's ghost appears in a dream, driving him crazy with fear; he implicates five other Italians in multiple murders linked to the Camorra; all arrested and held without bail.