Overview

• Carabinieri arrested Daniele Re at his mother’s home in Milan on July 16 and he was immediately transferred to San Vittore prison under a custody order from the Tribunale di Como.
• Investigators uncovered evidence of crime scene tampering, including an unexplained washing machine cycle in the bathroom which contained Rinaldi’s nightgown.
• Neighbors reported hearing a loud thud around 1 a.m., contradicting Re’s account of discovering Rinaldi in the bathroom hours later.
• Prosecutors documented a pattern of domestic abuse by Re and cite his expressed fear that Rinaldi intended to leave him as a possible motive.
• Re is formally charged with voluntary aggravated homicide and domestic maltreatment and awaits interrogation and trial preparations.