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1 September 2023/Seizure
19th anniversary of the disappearance of #DenisePipitone
#MissingDenise 01/09/2004 - 01/09/2023
❤ Denise, today marks the 19th anniversary of your abduction! 6939 days without you, without truth and justice. Years of silence, injustice, and too much hypocrisy.
Dearest Denise, unfortunately we saw it coming, it is no coincidence that about two months after your abduction we also asked for help from the highest authorities of the State. Over the years our fears have come true and a couple of years ago we also had further confirmation.
Now, in addition to our immense pain, we are left with bitterness and so much anger for the irreparable investigative errors and for all that could have been done and was not!
We will always look for you until proven otherwise. We hope with all our hearts that wherever you are, at least you are well!
Mama Piera and Papa Pietro
Kevin and Brigitte
#WeWon'tGiveUp!
Your family who loves you so much! ❤
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01/09/2023 - 19 years later. Brigitte's letter to Denise
♡ Dear Denise,
today, September 1st, will be a sad anniversary not only for us, but for all of Italy.
In 2004, at just 3 years old, almost 4, you were kidnapped, torn from the love of all those who love you and from your parents. For Italian Justice, your case was the greatest failure in history.
You cannot leave a case of a missing child unresolved, without culprits and without knowing the truth about what happened.
If it hadn't been for your parents, you would have ended up forgotten among the many missing children.
I remember that day as if it were yesterday. I was little (almost 12 years old) and, as usual, during mealtimes I watched the news, when suddenly they announced your disappearance.
I live in the North and learning such terrible news about a little girl from Mazara del Vallo like me made me very sad and very anxious. I remember, in a report, your mother's devastated face and the words that barely came out during interviews and appeals.
Over the years I have always seen your Mom fight for the Truth and for Justice.
I only knew half your story, until 10 years ago when I met your big brother. From that day I began to experience your absence as a family member. I didn't know you had a brother, I found out after days of going out together. Your mom has always protected his image from the spotlight.
Day after day I started to feel more and more a part of the family and believe me, I miss you a lot too.
Your parents had their beloved Daughter taken from them, Kevin his Little Sister, me my Sister-in-law and the Sister I never had, Dayana her only Aunt.
In these long 10 years I have seen Mom Piera and Dad Pietro fight with all their strength for you.
You know, those on the outside see them smile, joke as if they were a rock, but unfortunately Kevin and I have lived with them in moments of deep sadness and nostalgia, in moments when everything was against them, in moments when everything seemed black with no glimmer of light.
They have suffered and continue to suffer your absence, as we do and all those who love you.
Your parents have become my second parents, an example of Life to follow.
Mom Piera wrote a book and we hope it can reach your hands, that you can recognize yourself and come back to all of us.
On October 15, 2022, 4 days after the book was released and 11 days before your birthday, you became an aunt. I hope the day will soon come when you can cuddle your niece and she can cuddle you.
When Mom and Dad hold Dayana in their arms and play with her, I see in their eyes immense joy, but also so much nostalgia for all those moments lived with you and so much sadness for all those moments of love taken away.
I never fully understood their pain until I became a mom myself. The first thing I thought when I held Dayana in my arms was "but how did Mom Piera manage to endure such atrocious pain?". I believe that any human being would have given in to their pain and that's it. Instead, she rolled up her sleeves and alone, together with your dad, and against the institutions, managed to do the impossible.
She even managed to get a new crime figure approved, "kidnapping of minors", renamed after you, "Denise law", and some changes were made to an existing law.
This year marks 19 years since you have been missing from home and soon you will turn 23, I hope you can give us the most beautiful gift.
I wish you all the best Denise. I hope our affection reaches you wherever you are.
Come back to us, your family and the whole world are waiting for you with open arms.
Come back Denise.
I love you,
Brigitte ♡
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