Overview
- Carabinieri, acting on orders from Florence prosecutors, executed a fermo of partner Emiliano Milza and friend Simona Hirsch on suspicion of voluntary homicide.
- An autopsy found fatal head trauma and excluded an accidental fall or hit‑and‑run, and investigators report benzodiazepines in the victim’s system.
- According to the prosecutorial reconstruction, the suspects sedated Ludwig, took her to a mountain road near Monte Falterona, and killed her with a rock while staging the scene to resemble an accident.
- Investigators cite multiple life‑insurance policies naming the partner and the infant son among beneficiaries, with reported payouts exceeding €1 million.
- Months of work included forensic analyses, CCTV and cell‑site review, and international cooperation, and a judicial guarantee hearing is expected in the coming days.