Overview
- Investigators in Sagrado recovered human remains sealed under concrete in the garden of missing ex-postman Vito Mezzalira’s home, with identity confirmation now awaiting analysis in Trieste.
- Mariuccia Orlando, Mezzalira’s longtime companion, and her half-brother Moreno Redivo are under investigation, with allegations expanding from fraud and concealment of a corpse to homicide.
- At the Bergamo trial for the killing of Sharon Verzeni, defendant Moussa Sangare retracted earlier confessions and claimed he only witnessed a dispute, while prosecutors pointed to corroborating details and a mixed DNA profile found on his bicycle; closing arguments are set for 16 December and the court has scheduled sentencing for 12 January.
- In the Garlasco case, a court-appointed expert attributed readable fingerprints to Chiara Poggi, her brother Marco, and a law-enforcement officer, with none to Andrea Sempio, as further DNA and medico-legal examinations continue.
- Prosecutors in Brescia are pursuing a separate corruption inquiry linked to earlier handling of the Garlasco file, with a new review hearing on seized devices set for 14 November, as reports also note a threatening letter left at ex-Sempio lawyer Massimo Lovati’s office.