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Convicted 1998 Family Killer Escapes From Modena Work Facility as Manhunt Widens

Authorities are searching in areas tied to his past after he left a supervised work placement imposed as a security measure.

Overview

  • Elia Del Grande, 49, left the casa-lavoro in Castelfranco Emilia by climbing a wall in recent days, according to reports first carried by QN and ANSA.
  • Carabinieri and prison police are investigating, with searches concentrated in the Varesotto and in Sardinia.
  • He had served 25 years of a 30-year sentence for the 1998 killings and was under supervised liberty with a six-month placement pending review.
  • Judges ordered the security measure after deeming him socially dangerous, citing thefts and harassment of neighbors.
  • The 1998 murders in Cadrezzate claimed his parents and brother; reporting cites conflicts linked to a relationship, and his post-release residence in Telti near Olbia helps guide the search.