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Treviso Prosecutors Name Five Suspects in 2024 Death of Alex Marangon

Prosecutors cite alleged drug distribution during a shamanic ritual as the likely factor in a fatal fall.

Overview

  • The suspects are identified as organizers Andrea Zuin and Tatiana Marchetto, property owner Alexandra Diana Da Sacco, and Colombian curanderos Sebastian Castillo and Jhonny Benavides.
  • Castillo and Benavides are reported unreachable, complicating steps to question all of the named suspects.
  • Charges include supplying illegal drugs, including cocaine, and causing death as a consequence of another crime.
  • Authorities link the incident to a privately organized ritual at the former Santa Bona abbey in Vidor, where hallucinogens such as ayahuasca were reportedly circulated.
  • Investigators hypothesize Marangon lost lucidity and fell about ten meters to the Piave riverbed after leaving the group around 3 a.m., with his disappearance reported at 6 a.m. and his body recovered on July 2.