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When my father was arrested, we didn't know where they had him. My mother found him at the house of torture. It was called Villa Triste.

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Oriana Fallaci
Age: 77 †
Born: 1929
Born: June 29
Died: 2006
Died: September 15
Conspiracy Theorist
Journalist
Politician
War Correspondent
Writer
Florence
Tuscany
House
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Mother
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