Overview

• Authorities identified the victim as Alex Ettore Sorrentino, 45, who had been reported missing from Castelfidardo days earlier.
• Carabinieri detained a 37-year-old from Erba domiciled in the building as the chief suspect, described as the partner of the garage owner and with prior convictions.
• The body was discovered Friday by the garage's owners in Via Altotting with heavy blood loss and a deep head wound, and investigators noted no obvious signs of forced entry.
• The inquiry is led by Ancona prosecutor Andrea Magi, with scientific and cyber units reviewing CCTV along the roughly 8-kilometer route between Castelfidardo and Loreto and processing trace evidence.
• Autopsy and laboratory analyses are underway to determine cause and timing of death, while the detainee awaits a GIP hearing to validate the stop.