New Shoeprint Report Refocuses Garlasco Inquiry on Sempio, Parallel Probes Deepen
Financial forensics are reshaping scrutiny of Pavia’s past investigators.
Overview
- Prosecutors cite a fresh analysis of bloody shoeprint no. 42 indicating compatibility with a discontinued Frau sole that could fit size 44, a finding presented as potentially consistent with Andrea Sempio rather than exclusively with Alberto Stasi.
- Pavia’s new leadership used the document to persuade the Court of Cassation last year to reopen the Sempio file previously archived in 2017.
- Guardia di Finanza reviews flag gambling expenditures investigators deem incompatible with salaries, including about €47,000 in 2020 by marshal Antonio Scoppetta and roughly €1,000 a month by PG chief Silvio Sapone.
- Seized phones and computers from former deputy prosecutor Mario Venditti remain under judicial control after disputes over access to passwords, with his challenge scheduled before the Riesame on Tuesday.
- Venditti’s attorney seeks to fold related investigations into a single Brescia case under Article 11(3), arguing the Sempio re-examination and alleged corruption lines are procedurally connected.