Overview
- Carabinieri found the 27‑year‑old on Dec. 4 in the Nardò home of acquaintance Dragos Ioan Gheormescu after she had cut contact since Nov. 24.
- Surveillance footage and technical analyses, including a seized phone, guided investigators to the apartment, with RIS specialists assisting the search.
- Gheormescu says the stay was consensual and romantic, he has apologized publicly, and investigators are not seeking restrictive measures against him.
- Authorities now treat the case as a voluntary disappearance as prosecutors weigh whether alleged false statements or public alarm could carry consequences.
- The outcome has drawn intense online backlash and public calls, including from criminologist Roberta Bruzzone, to make Tramacere repay search costs, while others urge restraint.