Background
The son of one of the victims of Salvatore Giuliano, from the late 1970s he devoted himself to historical research on Giuliano and on the links between Sicilian banditism and politics, publishing several books about the issue.
The son of one of the victims of Salvatore Giuliano, from the late 1970s he devoted himself to historical research on Giuliano and on the links between Sicilian banditism and politics, publishing several books about the issue.
Born in Partinico, Casarrubea was headmaster of the high school Great Britain Grassi Privitera in his hometown. His book Microstoria di una strage di Stato (translated: "Portella della Ginestra Micro-history of a massacre of State") caused quite a stir resulting in a process in which he was eventually acquitted of all charges.