He kills his wife and two children: 'The devil is in the house' Accomplices of two religious fanatics - News.com.au. The 17-year-old daughter escapes the massacre.
The dynamics and motive of the massacre are still to be clarified, although it seems that the driving force that pushed Giovanni Barreca was religious obsession. The police suspect that he killed with the mad aim of freeing the family from demonic presences and that a couple from Palermo was also involved in the crimes.