If Gianni was at the mall during his conversation with cousin/uncle, why wasn't he answering Ilona's calls to pick her up? She finally called Sal to come get her, then called hospitals and at least one jail looking for him but the cousin/uncle thought Gianni was at the mall to pick her up when they were talking and then interrupted/disconnected - so why wasn't Gianni answering any of Ilona's calls?
He was probably already dead. The last known person he saw was Chance Feller, who he purchased Xanax from @ approximately 11 p.m., place undisclosed, only that Gianni was in the vicinity of the mall @11:28 p.m. I presume he parked in a dimly lit area either to conduct the drug transaction or use drugs, since Ilona seemed unaware his vehicle was close by.
The last known person he talked to was his cousin Mario Donato. He called him @11:33 p.m., probably killing time while he waited for Ilona to get off work at midnight. Mario said Gianni appeared distracted by someone or something, and the call was disconnected @11:43 p.m., after Gianni asked him to "wait or hold on". However, I remember a report that he was interrupted by an incoming call (Ilona?). Attempts to call him back went unanswered and Gianni's phone was turned off a few minutes later.
It's likely this is the time and place Gianni was shot in the head in the driver's seat of his car, then moved to the passenger seat that was found covered in blood. A half hour later, Carlo approached Ilona to ask directions to a mall restaurant, 1 1/2 hours later, @1:13 a.m., Ilona called 911, presumably to report Sal had been shot. Maybe she tossed the cocaine baggies out the window, realizing this would soon be a crime scene with police presence.
I don't recall what time Ilona called Gianni, unbeknownst to her he was already there to pick her up, or the time she called Sal, only that he did not answer his cell so she called the Belvedere's home land line. I also don't remember what time Sal arrived, but believe it to be around 12:30 a.m., which makes sense if she left work at 12:10 a.m. Apparently, she stood outside the mall where Carlo remained watching her for an undisclosed amount of time.
Ilona and Sal sat in the car for 40 minutes, attempting to locate Gianni. She must have been frantic, prompting her to call hospitals and county jail. They would probably be alive today, had they immediately left the parking lot. Having pieced all this together, it appears Gianni was the target. Maybe Carlo was watching Ilona to see if she might walk around the parking lot to look for Gianni. Given the time frames, it's possible Carlo acted alone. He obviously knew her, perhaps only to place Gianni at a known location to carry out his murder. Maybe "The Assassin" liked the rush and his shooting spree that took the lives of Ilona and Sal was unplanned. There's no way he'd have known they would remain in the mall parking lot like sitting ducks.
