Italian True Crime
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por Leslie Kay
On December 11th 2006 an unthinkable tragedy shook a multi-family villa in a small town called Erba just outside of Como.. The victims didn’t have much in common except they happened to live in the same building. The police had to put the puzzle pieces together to figure out what had happened This is the story known as the strage di Erba. This is the story of the Massacre in Como. -------- References RAI Television NewsCorriere della Sera https://www.corriere.it/argomenti/strage-di-erba/
On Tuesday September 30th 1975, a night watchman was investigating strange noises coming from the trunk of a Fiat 127. Something terrifying was coming from inside.This is the story of Donatella Colasanti and Rosaria Lopez. This is the story of the Massacro del Circeo.ReferencesCorriere della Sera, article by Costanza Rizzacasa D’Orsognahttps://www.corriere.it/sette/attualita/22_ottobre_21/roma-l-omicidio-circeo-quel-processo-che-cambio-l-italia-278cd090-4fbb-11ed-b010-6f56425cdcb2.shtml
On March 6th 2019, 29 year old Alessandra Musarra was found beaten and suffocated in her bed in Messina Sicily. There was no question to police this was a crime of passion, but would the killer face true justice that reflects the brutality of the murder? This is the story of Femicide in Italy, this is the story of Alessandra Musarra.ReferencesArticle Fanpage.it October 27 2022https://www.fanpage.it/attualita/la-storia-di-alessandra-musarra-dal-femminicidio-per-soffocamento-allergastolo-di-cristian-ioppolo/
15 year old Emanuela Orlandi never returned from her music class 40 years ago.Emanuela was a Vatican Girl. She and her family lived within the walls of Vatican city, a sovereign state of about 500 located completely within Rome. The curiosity of the Italians and the rest of the world about Vatican city helped spur interest in her disappearance and keep her case top of mind for over 4 decades.ReferencesThe Independent article January 22 2023 by Andrea Blancohttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/emanuela-orlandi-found-vatican-girl-netflix-b2266954.html Vanity Fair April 17 2023 by Chiara Pizzimentihttps://www.vanityfair.it/article/perche-papa-intervenuto-caso-orlandi
Giovanna Bonanno is the Vinegar sorceress, a professional poisoner from Palermo, Sicily. She was considered a witch and at almost 80 years old was tried and executed for witchcraft after helping to murder probably hundreds of husbands (and some wives).ReferencesCursing, poisoning and feminine morality. The case of the ‘Vinegar Hag’ in lateeighteenth-century PalermoBook by GIOVANNA FIUME
Meet Italys first ever known Serial Killer, The Monster of Florence. From 1968 to 1985 a madman was on the loose in the Tuscan countryside, terrorizing Fiorentini and tourists alike.The investigation revealed a dark side of Florence that had remained hidden behind its artistic and picturesque surface.ReferencesDolci Colline di Sangue, book by Mario SpeziBlog https://www.mostrodifirenze.com
August 7th 1990, 20 year-old Simonetta Cesaroni was working alone in an office in Via Carlo Poma not far from the most famous sites of Rome. Here in the offices of the Association of Italian Youth Hostels they found Simonetta brutally murdered, a total of 29 stab wounds.Who killed this young woman in such a vicious way? To investigators it looked personal, it looked like a crime of passion. -----ReferencesVanity Fair Italy , January 23rd 2023 di Valeria Vantaggihttps://www.vanityfair.it/article/via-poma-simonetta-cesaroni-assassinoIl delitto di via Poma trent'anni dopo written by Igor Patruno
On August 26th 2010 15 year old Sarah Scazzi had plans to go to the beach with her 22 year old cousin Sabrina Misseri. A few hours later Sarah Scazzi would be declared missing and the hunt for the missing teenager would begin. Over the next few months, 15 people would be involved and accused in a case full of so many surprises twists and turns it could have only taken place in Italy. This is the story known as il delitto di Avetrana, this is the story of Sarah Scazzi.----ReferencesVanity Fair Italy articles, September 16th 2022 and August 10th 2020Tek Deeps https://tekdeeps.com/who-killed-sarah-scazzi-the-true-story-of-the-avetrana-crime/ Who killed Sarah Scazzi? The true story of the Avetrana crimeNovember 22, 2021Music is a special thanks to Alex Productions, Italian producer, no copyright"Alex Productions - Pray" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... / @alexproductionsn... Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: • 🏢 Instrumental El...Hide
If you ask an Italian over 30 to tell you about Cogne, a charming Alpine village in the far north west corner of Italy, they most likely won't mention the cross country skiing or the alpine beauty. They will tell you about piccolo Samuele, and that cold January morning 20 years ago when his mother killed him in his bed. This is the story of Samuele, known in Italy as il delitto di Cogne. -----References The call to 118, starts at 30 seconds:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGilv6j4Hyw La Repubblica, February 7, 2019 https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/02/07/news/annamaria_franzoni_libera_caso_cogne_scontata_pena-218563166/ La Stampa, 07 feb 2019 article Pierangelo Sapegno The Guardian Rory Carrollhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/jul/24/pressandpublishing.internationalnewsJuly 24 2002 Music is a special thanks to Alex Productions, Italian producer, no copyright "Alex Productions - Pray" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... / @alexproductionsn... Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: • 🏢 Instrumental El...
Yara means butterfly in Arabic. Most Italians had never heard of the name Yara, but by the end of 2010 all of Italy knew who Yara Gambirasio was. A 13 year old girl, sporty and active with a beautiful smile full of braces, Yara never returned from a quick trip to the nearby Centro Sportivo only 700 meters from her home. Carabinieri and Investigators would embark on an exhaustive search for one man's DNA, genetically screening nearly an entire territory in a search that would include numerous infidelities, illegitimate children and dangerous translation mistakes.An entire country was emotionally invested in finding justice for Yara. Music is a special thanks to Alex Productions, Italian producer, no copyright "Alex Productions - Pray" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... / @alexproductionsn... Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: • 🏢 Instrumental El...