Mino Pecorelli was killed in Rome's Prati district with four gunshots, on 20 March 1979. The bullets used to kill him were "Gevelot" brand, a peculiarly rare type of bullets not easily found on gun markets, either legal or clandestine. The same type of bullets were later found in the "Banda della Magliana"s weapon stock, concealed in the Health Ministry's basement. Investigations targeted Massimo Carminati, member of the far-right organization "Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari" (NAR) and of the "Banda della Magliana", the head of Propaganda Due, Licio Gelli, Antonio Viezzer, Cristiano Fioravanti and Valerio Fioravanti.