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Alois Estermann (left) is sworn in to the Vatican Swiss Guards in 1980 at the Vatican. At the time 25-years-old, Estermann had already served 5 years in the Swiss Army. Col. Estermann, his Venezuelan wife and a non-commissioned officer of the elite corps were found shot to death in Estermann's apartment inside the Vatican on Monday night, May 4, 1998, just 12 hours after he was nominated commander of the Swiss Guards. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti)