Overview
- The third Court of Assizes of Appeal in Rome convened the new appellate trial on October 22, 2025, in the 2001 killing of Serena Mollicone.
- The previous double acquittal of Franco Mottola, his wife Anna Maria, and their son Marco was annulled by the Court of Cassation for insufficient reasoning.
- The Prosecutor General asked to re-hear lieutenant Gabriele Tersigni and proposed more than 60 witnesses, including figures linked to brigadier Santino Tuzi’s account of Serena entering the Arce barracks.
- Requests include an expert transcription of archived cassette recordings and a new examination of the barracks door damage cited in the prosecution’s reconstruction, along with inquiries into alleged cover-ups.
- Court president Galileo D’Agostino said witness selections will be communicated in November, the next hearing is set for November 19, and the calendar aims for two to three sessions per month toward a spring decision.