Alfredo Valerio Borgatte dos Santos[1] ( Alfredo Valerio Lardelli; born 25 July 1956 - 21 July 2015[2][3]) was a Swiss procurer, businessman and convicted triple murderer. In 1989, he was convicted and sentenced to twenty years in prison, for murdering two prostitutes and her husband of his then girlfriend. He was released in 1999 and then engaged in several activities which he once self described as “30 percent as a legal adviser, 30 percent as an estate agent and 40 percent as an adviser for the red light-scene”.[4] He gained his knowledge about jurisprudence autodidactically and wasn't officially permitted to practice his law advisory business. Previous to his conviction he also worked as real estate broker.[5]

Alfredo Lardelli
Born(1956-07-25)25 July 1956
Died21 July 2015(2015-07-21) (aged 58)
Other namesAlfredo Valerio Borgatte dos Santos
Occupation(s)Businessman, real estate broker, procurer
Criminal statusReleased in 1999
Criminal penalty20 years in prison
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Killed3

Life

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He became known to a broad public thanks to the media reporting about his various lawsuits. In 1989, Lardelli was sentenced to twenty years in prison for murdering two prostitutes and the husband of his then-girlfriend.[6] In prison, he married a Brazilian woman and adopted her family name, Borgatte dos Santos. After his early discharge in 1999 due to good behaviour, he had a big media presence, e.g. in Swiss TV and in rainbow press-paper Blick, which dedicated a series to him that lasted six issues.[7] Lardelli wanted to open up an establishment in Wagen (Gemeinde Jona). This led to various legal arguments.[8] Lardelli had to appear in court, because he supposedly threatened to kill an opponent of his project.[4] In 2006 and inspired by Lardelli, legal actions were taken against Ueli Maurer, president of political party SVP, because of alleged falsification of documents; Maurer was acquitted.[9]

Lardelli died of multiple organ failure in 2015 at the age of 58.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Alfredo Valerio Borgatte Dos Santos". Moneyhouse (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  2. ^ "Der Mörder und sein Richter". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). 2003-08-03. ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  3. ^ brh (2015-07-21). "Alfredo Lardelli ist tot". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  4. ^ a b Drohte Lardelli mit Tod? Tages-Anzeiger, September 3, 2004
  5. ^ Reporter - Alfredo Lardelli - Mörder, Milieuberater, Machtmensch - Play SRF (in German), retrieved 2023-05-20
  6. ^ Swiss shooting leaves several dead The Guardian, 10 May 2015
  7. ^ Marianne Fehr, Der fröhliche Mörder, Die Weltwoche 42/02
  8. ^ Streit geht in die nächste Runde Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Linth-Zeitung, August 11, 2004
  9. ^ Freispruch für Ueli Maurer, Tages-Anzeiger Online, November 2, 2006
  10. ^ "Schillernde Milieu-Figur: Dreifachmörder Alfredo Lardelli gestorben". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.