Alois Estermann Born: 29-Oct-1954 Birthplace: Beromünster, Lucerne, Switzerland Died: 4-May-1998 Location of death: Vatican City Cause of death: Assassination
Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Matter of Dispute Occupation: Government Nationality: Switzerland Executive summary: Swiss Guard, murdered On the day he died, Alois Estermann had been confirmed Commander of the Swiss Guards at the Vatican. That evening, he was found murdered along with his wife, both apparently at the hands of Lance Corporal Cedric Tornay, who then committed suicide.
Among the papal bodyguard during Mehmet Ali Agca's assassination attempt in 1981. Wife: Gladys Meza Romero (b. 1945, m. 1983, d. 4-May-1998 murder) Slept with: Cedric Tornay (Swiss Guard, affair alleged in City of Secrets, b. 1975, d. 4-May-1998 suicide)
Vatican Official Sub-Commandant, Swiss Guards (1989-98) Vatican Official Swiss Guard (1980-89) Shot cheek, neck, shoulder (4-May-1998)
Is the subject of books:
City of Secrets: The Truth Behind the Murders at the Vatican, 2003, BY: John Follain
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