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Rome Prosecutors Await Toxicology Results in Probe of Emanuela Ruggeri’s Death

Prosecutors have commissioned toxicology tests to clarify whether overdose, accident or foul play led to her death.

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Overview

  • An autopsy conducted on July 21 at Policlinico Tor Vergata found no visible trauma but was inconclusive due to advanced decomposition.
  • The Rome Prosecutor’s Office opened a ‘death as a consequence of another crime’ inquiry under PM Giulia Guccione and ordered comprehensive toxicological analyses.
  • Investigators are awaiting toxicology results to determine if overdose, accident or third-party involvement caused her death.
  • Police are searching for Ruggeri’s missing cellphone and collecting CCTV footage from via del Mandrione to reconstruct her final hours.
  • The 32-year-old was identified July 21 by documents and distinctive tattoos after her body was discovered in overgrown vegetation near railway tracks in the Tuscolano district.