Josh Mankiewicz

Lori Piccillo is Fabio's other sister.

Lori Piccillo is Fabio's other sister.

Lori and Mirella couldn't wrap their heads around it. Fabio, their baby brother, had been stabbed to death. They'd been as close as can be. Growing up here on Greenlaw Avenue, near Toronto's Little Italy.

Lori and Mirella couldn't wrap their heads around it. Fabio, their baby brother, had been stabbed to death. They'd been as close as can be. Growing up here on Greenlaw Avenue, near Toronto's Little Italy.

So you're four or five years old, you'd walk down here.

So you're four or five years old, you'd walk down here.

It was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. All the fun they had on Greenlaw, the mischief they stirred up, playing hockey and dreaming big.

It was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. All the fun they had on Greenlaw, the mischief they stirred up, playing hockey and dreaming big.

You got him in a hairdressing, maybe deliberately, maybe inadvertently. I'm guilty.

You got him in a hairdressing, maybe deliberately, maybe inadvertently. I'm guilty.

So teaching him to do hair was a way of getting him off the drum set. Pretty much, yes. Fabio went on to work with his sister before opening his own salon. Fabio's son, Luigi, remembers those days vividly.

So teaching him to do hair was a way of getting him off the drum set. Pretty much, yes. Fabio went on to work with his sister before opening his own salon. Fabio's son, Luigi, remembers those days vividly.

Fabio was married to Luigi's mom, but the marriage didn't last. In part, Luigi says, because Fabio met Monica.

Fabio was married to Luigi's mom, but the marriage didn't last. In part, Luigi says, because Fabio met Monica.

Monica Crescentini worked near the salon. She started off as a client, then an employee at Fabio's business.

Monica Crescentini worked near the salon. She started off as a client, then an employee at Fabio's business.

Stephanie Avola is married to Fabio's nephew.

Stephanie Avola is married to Fabio's nephew.

Fabio and Monica married and had two daughters, Jessica and Isabella. And when Fabio landed a big job as an executive at hair care giant Wella, the family moved from Toronto to L.A.,

Fabio and Monica married and had two daughters, Jessica and Isabella. And when Fabio landed a big job as an executive at hair care giant Wella, the family moved from Toronto to L.A.,