1979
November 9, Rome
Michele Granato, 24 years old, Police Officer

He was killed on November 9 by two terrorists of the Red Brigades in via Giuseppe Donati, in the Roman district of Casal Bruciato.
Officer Granato, at the end of his shift, was escorting his girlfriend home. While the policeman and the girl were entering the building, two terrorists, a man and a woman, arrived behind them and opened fire with two pistols, a 7.65 caliber and a 38 Special. As Granato fell to the ground, his girlfriend threw herself on top of him to protect him. The female terrorist abruptly pushed her away, shouting, “Get out of the way! We’re not after you! You’re not involved!” and then fired a shot to Granato’s head, who was already dying. The two terrorists then fled immediately afterward.
Granato belonged to the Judicial Police Team of the San Lorenzo Police Station, of which he was one of the most esteemed members, also conducting investigations into left-wing political extremism.
Michele Granato was supposed to get married a month later. The murderers (note: including Roberta Cappelli, not extradited from France in 2021) were arrested in the following years and were sentenced to heavy prison terms.