Bertulazzi used a rope and harness to climb down from a fifth-floor apartment and evade authorities in Argentina. Leonardo Bertulazzi, 74, a former member of Italy’s Red Brigades, escaped house arrest in Buenos Aires as he awaited extradition to Italy to serve a 27-year prison. Leonardo Bertulazzi, a 74-year-old Italian and former member of the Red Brigades, escaped house arrest in Argentina on Tuesday, Nov. 10, while awaiting extradition to Italy.