He refused to denounce any of his acquaintances, destroying the diabolic expectations of the investigators, saying,

Don’t waste your time. Go to my house, take my only son and tell me that you are going to hang him in front of my eyes. You will get no false words out of me.

His torment continued, but its perpetrators failed to achieve with Dino what had been almost child’s play with others. Even when faced with death he refused to sign their accusations.