Italian court sentences 2 U.S. men to life for killing policeman 09 May 2021, 20:02 GMT+10 ROME, Italy: Two young Americans have been sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 slaying of an Italian policeman. Found guilty of murder were Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 20, former schoolmates from the San Francisco-area. Prosecutors said Elder stabbed to death Vice Brigadier Mario Cerciello Rega 11 times while attempting to buy drugs on July 26, 2019. Later, Natale-Hjorth helped Elder hide the knife used in the stabbing in their hotel room. Under Italian law, Natale-Hjorth is an accomplice and was charged with murder without materially performing the slaying.