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Undated picture of a swearing-in ceremoy of the Swiss Guard at the Vatican with the guard's officer Alois Estermann (foreground center, back to camera) attending. The newly-appointed head of the Swiss Guard, Colonel Alois Estermann, was shot dead at his home on late Monday, May 4, 1998, along with his wife and a non-commissioned officer who appeared to have carried out the slayings. (KEYSTONE/EPA PHOTO ANSA/MANIACI)