Overview

• Italian and Colombian authorities arrested four Colombian nationals on June 22 for the April 6 killing of 38-year-old biologist Alessandro Coatti in Santa Marta.
• Investigators say Coatti was enticed through a dating app with a false trip invitation to Sierra Nevada before being drugged with scopolamine.
• Forensic teams found that his body was dismembered and scattered across multiple sites in an apparent effort to mislead the probe.
• Detailed analysis of Coatti’s phone and computer records provided crucial leads that pinpointed the suspects and reconstructed his final movements.
• Italian and Colombian agencies continue to collaborate on the investigation as Coatti’s family in Ferrara awaits the repatriation of his remains.