Case 234: Franca Viola

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In 1963, on the Italian island of Sicily, a wealthy young bachelor named Filippo Melodia began a courtship with a teenager named Franca Viola, much to the displeasure of Franca's father...
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[@fillupthesky]

i’m glad her father stood by his daughters side.

[@Levon2464]

As he should

[@lisas8244]

This may be the only true crime story I've heard with a happy ending. Wasn't expecting that! Bravo for Franca and her family.

[@gypsynikki]

Franca’s name should be as infamous as Joan of Arc. She is the OG Bad B💪 Thank you for shedding light on her story.

[@cathybassett6432]

Infamous? I never thought of Joan of Arc as "infamous."

[@RSZ229]

This was AWESOME! A true crime case with a happy ending as well as sociological and historical significance! This may be the single best podcast I have ever heard. Casefile, you are amazing!

[@laurabuehler]

So brave for her to stand up to him. She was 15 when this all started, just a little girl! The whole family could have been killed by that horrible man.

[@itallia666]

Its thanks to brave people like Franca who stand strong & determined to bring wrong doers to justice & change antiquated illegal laws. Because of her bravery & commitment to civil rights not to be coerced by intimidation & humiliation she made public the wrongness of those who command & weild power by fear & recriminations! I hope Franca & her husband had a happy & fruitful life. By making the disgraceful behaviour of those whos reign of Terror by association of mafiosa Was made public & paved the way for others to bring to justice the Traditional wrong doing of these men! Franca risked so much by her actions & steadfastness to live her life by her own wishes. God Bless her & her brave fight against injustice & giving women a voice against centuries old so called Tradition! Thank you casefiles! Regards 🇬🇧👧

[@malovela]

Brava, Franca! E bravo, papà Bernardo! :) To Casefile: How wonderful that you chose to present this case! Regardless of how much I "enjoy" (can't find a word that doesn't feel icky in the context of true crime) episodes about horrible murder cases, it really was nice for once to get an episode that left me feeling primarily good rather than primarily sad and horrified. Thank you, and kudos.

[@klientproby]

What a brave girl!!! Am so glad she ended up happily married and survived her ordeal, and that the Italian judges sided with her. She set a precedent. Whoever ordered the hit on Filippo: Well done! Probably his own family circle.....His usefulness had long disappeared and he'd only brought shame to the mafia members.

[@remylebeau_]

Thanks for spoiler

[@endless3cho]

@@remylebeau_ why would you check the comment section if you didn't want to see ppl talking about the case?

[@headweb1]

Thanks for ruining it for me

[@endless3cho]

@@headweb1 you too? Don't check the comments unless you want to see ppl commenting on the video.

[@HOLLAATCHA08]

Thanks for the spoiler

[@DrDanex]

Nice to have a Casefile episode that has a positive end to the story for once, I feel like every now and again I really need those.

[@mandisasaurombe789]

So true!

[@mandisasaurombe789]

What a hero!

[@Bshmjdsdyk]

It’s disgusting that people found those laws remotely justifiable

[@sophistre]

There is little else on earth more pathetic than a man who turns into a bully the moment he hears the word 'no.' I imagine Filippo felt like he was exuding strength and control, but I can't think of anything that makes a person look weaker.

[@daviesnicholas3811]

An excellent ending for the year’s portfolio of work, continuing the more recent trend toward stronger entries. A particularly poignant story - with all the dramas of late with women still struggling to get justice for being violated, often facing he said/she said odds. Also a story about a proper father, a real man who sticks by his daughter against even the whole of society. Well done Casey and the Casefile team. And Merry Christmas.

[@elanaberry2671]

Just what I needed this Saturday morning!

[@SDD966]

More of these cases please ! Love the happy ending

[@rhondamcewananderson3968]

Really good! Thanks Casefile... I always look forward to Saturday!

[@Outcry4truth]

I was hoping for a good and just ending, very good. Brave Franca and all those young women who stood their ground like she did. That law was absurd to say the least.

[@RED-cy7ig]

So glad her and her father both were tough. They were not intimidated.

[@lisetteeliseparis7070]

Totally disgusting law. Nice happy ending, Thank God! I bet one of the reasons why that guy got executed was because he told anyone who'd listen that he'd still make trouble for Miss Viola. Thank you Casefiles! Merry Christmas. Bless you Franca.

[@cathal4921]

I found an interview with Franca in Italian. She still lives there and sometimes she will run into some of her kidnappers from back then. They look down very quickly. She thinks that they had been convinced by Filippo that it was not her, but only her father, who was against them being together. That they also felt deceived by him. Maybe it was one of them.

[@lucbelcher7256]

Wonderful episode!

[@danrobinson572]

Now my Saturday morning is awesome 👏

[@bella95]

Saturday night here in Australia and will be Sunday morning in 2hrs so happy Saturday to you!

[@danrobinson572]

@@bella95 Saturday morning here in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and it’s 6:11am

[@bella95]

@@danrobinson572 Good morning enjoy your day! It's 12:05 am Sunday now for us.

[@Frenchblue8]

Aha! It must be Saturday morning! Thank you guys!

[@MR-pv7qg]

Excellent podcast thank you! Wish you could cover Phoolan Devi story

[@MR-pv7qg]

Hmmm where is a new episode? Hope all is well with the most mesmerizing voice on YT😍

[@kathydavenport4422]

We need more fathers like she has. I hope these puck get a lot of jail time for what they did to her and her family

[@Sassynclasssy]

Casefile presents where are our new episodes?

[@Maligroot]

Thanks Mate 👍

[@vashon100]

Starts 2:03

[@michellesartori6695]

What a great story and what a powerful woman Franca turned our to be. I'm glad that she got the opportunity to marry a good man and for love! I'm not also glad that she didn't fail pregnant to Fillippo which would certainly have meant that she must then marry her rapist! Im glad that she eventually became "Nonna" and I hope that she still lives happily with her Guiseppe! And I'm REALLY glad that Filippo got the treatment he VERY much deserved!

[@ldg1414]

Hard to believe that laws like that could ever exist in a society of sane human beings.

[@katherine9109]

omg. this was shocking..!!!

[@texastea5686]

Omg i was on edge!! I was scoffing at the old ways of such backwards laws and cultural beliefs of that time!! And what happened to Filipo!!??? Wow!! Well deserved!! I cried at the end when she was awarded that honor by Italy ❤ oh and Giuseppe??! A total keeper! Franca's parents were amazing and i hope they and her brother Mariano had good lives afterwards.

[@danrobinson572]

There is a movie about this case.

[@krishyy_fishyy6094]

Missing new episodes

[@annettewebster9678]

Merry Christmas. Thankyou for this podcast. Have a great 2023. Is it possible to watch your first episode's. From 2016. Cheers

[@cassandrarocha7369]

Omg, how come I’ve never heard of Franca. She should be a feminist ICON.

[@mb6194]

New episodes please 🙏

[@KathleenCalhoun-em6ys]

Franca Viola was indeed a trailblazer, and good for her because it paved the way for a reform in an antiquated and chauvinistic law.

[@carinnowland480]

WHEN IS UR NEXT VIDEO DUE PLEEEAAASE?? Getting quite frustrated religiously checking ur page to only be disappointed

[@EMICIME]

I salute you Franca Viola

[@carinnowland480]

U got me into podcasts. This is very upsetting g. Sure I'm not the only one.

[@captainhufflepuff501]

Thats a real queen right there!!!

[@EventsKiosk]

I need to start using a podcast app again, because I always forget to avoid the comments and there are spoilers everywhere.

[@bunjijumper5345]

I looked up photos of Franca, she was stunning, just gorgeous and very beautiful today still. Hopefully one day Muslim countries will change their laws g go or women too.

[@fretzil]

Muslim countries are not the only countries with laws like these, Sicily is a catholic country, dont be a retard.

[@shubh089]

👍

[@mariel5209]

Image having this power just because you are born male. Well I can't imagine ever wanting to treat another person like this. But devaluation of women because they have had sex is the same thing.

[@carinnowland480]

Are u going to post anymore casefile??

[@carolynking9844]

You know... Olivia Newton Johns boyfriend, who went missing on the fishing trip, was found alive and well in Mexico.....he wasn't dead. So, the podcast you are advertising mystery is already solved. He was running from debt.

[@bunjijumper5345]

That is absolutely false. He was no found. Your comment is misleading people. Patrick has children he would never take off, shame on you.

[@ItsKrma00]

You've heard of Google. Yes, he had financial problems and some speculate that he disappeared on purpose. He has since been assumed to have drowned during a fishing trip off of San Pedro. He left behind a 13 yr old son who was eventually given $100, 000 as the beneficiary of his father's life insurance. All of his personal belongings - wallet, keys, etc. were left in the boating office and his car was parked at dock.

[@loritracy1385]

Too many commercials

[@4ran0dom4]

are your videos copyrighted?

[@lightbeam9829]

23:00

[@adamshannon]

And Sicilians wonder why they were discriminated against lmao

[@DimePieceTimepiece]

Disgusting amount of commercials. Was a huge fan. Podcast finally lost me

[@emi7916]

this is the 2nd ep of casefile i can't listen to because the narrator has clearly decided he absolutely loves pronouncing a certain name so says it non stop is an accent that's not his. It's so annoying lol. Just say it in your regular voice please, there's no need to put on an Italian accent for Filippo, everyone understands it.

[@jesuschrist7169]

She was for the streets 😅

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

Grow up.

[@jacksonmalone]

Used to be the best on YT. Now it's just ad after ad after ad. I'm out.

[@carinnowland480]

Seriously this is getting annoying. Shall I just unsubscribe??? Y obviously don't want the listeners?!?!?

[@HaramXL]

Please do us all a favour and unsubscribe

[@roadwarrior528]

Cool, if you want to marry a girl you like just grape her. Done and done.

[@thomasdoubting]

I'ts biblical... 🤮