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by Valentina
It is time to drag you in to a new obsession...Italian True Crime!
Every 15 days we will travel to different Italian city and Valentina will tell you all about a new case.
Podcast episodes
Season 1
Murder by the state
Patrizia Moretti: Why land him in such a violent and bloody manner? He was alone. There was no one there. He was unarmed. He was not a threat to anyone. Why wait so long before notifying the family? Of course. So we wouldn't have to see him... If we had seen him like this what would have happened? What resonance would it have had? Andrea Magherini: Something is clearly wrong with the system when law enforcement takes a military and repressive approach to every situation, especially when the person stopped has done nothing wrong and is simply seeking assistance. When you're in the hands of government officials, your right to life is sacred, and you expect to be protected. Literature https://www.vanityfair.it/article/la-storia-della-morte-di-riccardo-magherini https://www.fanpage.it/attualita/aiuto-ho-un-figlio-la-storia-di-riccardo-magherini-morto-durante-e-per-un-fermo-dei-carabinieri/ https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2021/09/25/aldrovandi-16-anni-fa-la-morte-del-ragazzo-ucciso-da-quattro-poliziotti-la-mamma-patrizia-moretti-federico-nel-cuore/6332516/ http://federicoaldrovandi.blog.kataweb.it/ http://www.federicoaldrovandi.it/
Soap
Today it is quite important episode for the podcast since I will report on the first Italian serial killer. We will travel to the north part of Italy, where I am from. The lore of this well-known serial killer is still alive in Reggio Emilia province. And when I was a kid many times that name came-up. My grand-parents will say: Behave Valentina or I will call Cianciulli and she will transform you in soap. Let me just say, this is how trauma pass over generations or you get obsessed with true crime. Literature https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonarda_Cianciulli https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cronache/saponificatrice-correggio-storia-verit-e-leggende-1903095.html https://www.focus.it/cultura/storia/545745165-il-caso-cianciuli-32653 http://www.latelanera.com/serialkiller/serialkillerdossier.asp?id=LeonardaCianciulli http://criminologiaediritto.altervista.org/loredana-cianciulli/ https://youtu.be/w9U_hUorKn8
Roberta's freedom
Today we will travel to Calabria which is the region is generally known as the "toe" of the "boot" of Italy. Its the middle of summer, the temperature are high but a gentle sea wind will accompany us in this story. Roberta Lanzino love that wind too. She's a simple, clean, and happy 19 years old who was enjoying her first summer as a university student in July 1988. She was driving the Piaggio to the sea side with Il vento tra i capelli. Her memory is still alive thanks to her parents and the foundation in her honor. Literature https://ildispaccio.it/storie-e-memorie/278388-il-caso-irrisolto-di-roberta-lanzino-dopo-trentatre-anni-il-volto-piu-buio-della-calabria https://www.strill.it/tag/roberta-lanzino/ https://www.iacchite.blog/cosenza-i-cold-case-del-porto-delle-nebbie-roberta-lanzino-33-anni-di-vergogna/ https://www.fanpage.it/attualita/la-storia-dimenticata-di-roberta-lanzino-stuprata-seviziata-e-uccisa-a-19-anni/ https://www.fondazionerobertalanzino.it/roberta
Contessa
Some people are destined to be part of history. And Countess Vacca Agusta is one of them. I will call the countess Contessa in Italian for the rest of the episode. Contessa personal life will be forever tangled to a big part of Italy recent history. Her death is still triggering morbid attention from television and newspaper. This story HER story will mix aristocracy, jewelry, lady-in-waiting, mental health, lovers, Tutankhamen's curse, and money. So much money! Literature https://www.vanityfair.it/article/contessa-francesca-vacca-agusta-omicidio-mistero-indagini-portofino-maurizio-raggio https://news.robadadonne.it/francesca-vacca-agusta-contessa-storia/ https://www.elle.com/it/magazine/storie-di-donne/a35160095/contessa-vacca-agusta-storia-morte/ https://www.ilpost.it/2021/01/08/morte-contessa-vacca-agusta/ https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_pulite
He said, She said
Today we will travel to Palermo. I never visit this region or the city... shame on me!This will be a wild ride of he says she says cases. Where the truth is not easy to establish and the only fact is the murder. Literature Storie maledette - Elena Smeraldi - Delitto Lo Cicero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx1eEGTpQV8 IL GIALLO DEGLI AMANTI DIABOLICI- https://www.gioacchinogenchi.it/blog-rassegna-stampa/giallo-degli-amanti-diabolici/ Uccise il marito a colpi di statuetta, 24 anni all'"Amante diabolica" https://www.palermotoday.it/cronaca/uccise-marito-elena-smeraldi-condannata-24-anni.html Lo hanno torturato per cinque ore https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2004/04/17/lo-hanno-torturato-per-cinque-ore.html