Overview

• Denisa Maria Adas, a 30-year-old Romanian escort, disappeared in Prato on the night of May 15–16, with investigators ruling out voluntary departure based on untouched belongings and documents.
• Her mother, Maria Cristina Paun, is under investigation for false statements and withholding critical information, including contact with an Italian lawyer claiming to know Adas’s location.
• Authorities seized a second phone from Paun’s home, revealing communications with the lawyer, who is suspected to be either involved in or aware of the abduction.
• A friend reported that Adas may have been kidnapped and tortured by a group of Romanian nationals, though some speculate the lawyer, described as an obsessed ex-client, acted alone.
• Investigators are analyzing digital evidence, including Adas’s messages about a 'dangerous man' before her disappearance, and pursuing leads to verify claims of sexual exploitation and torture.