Overview

• Erika Ferini Strambi’s body was discovered July 16 in a rural field between Pantigliate and Peschiera Borromeo, about 200 meters from her Mini Cooper half-submerged in a ditch.
• Preliminary forensic checks found no visible signs of violence on the decomposed remains despite the uneven terrain challenging unaided movement for a disabled victim.
• The Milan prosecutor’s office has opened a formal homicide file against unknown suspects and is awaiting autopsy results to establish the cause of death.
• Investigators are examining her phone’s cell-site logs showing it remained connected near the scene until dawn and reviewing CCTV footage to chart her movements after leaving a karaoke bar.
• Authorities are searching for her missing bag, documents and mobile phone and probing a possible rendezvous with an unidentified man to clarify her final moments.