Overview

• An appellate panel of three experts—Giacomo Francesco Filippini, Nadia Bolognini and Stefano Benzoni—conducted a six‑month examination in Vigevano prison and filed its report confirming full capacity to understand and to will.
• The findings align with the first‑degree assessment by Elvezio Pirfo and note a childhood disorder that, according to the experts, did not affect Alessia Pifferi’s cognitive capacity at the time of the 2022 events.
• The report will be discussed in open court on Sept. 24 before the Corte d’assise d’appello di Milano, with parties including the procureur général’s office, the defense, and the civil plaintiffs’ counsel.
• A related proceeding known as the “Pifferi‑bis” case—alleging falsification and manipulation of a WAIS test to suggest an IQ of 40—has a hearing set for Sept. 11 before the GUP in Milan.
• Absent recognition of mental incapacity, the life sentence imposed in May 2024 risks confirmation at appeal, though any mitigating factors could affect the outcome.