Italian True Crime

On December 11th 2006 an unthinkable tragedy shook a multi-family villa in a small town called Erba just outside of Como.. The victims didn’t have much in common except they happened to live in the same building.

The police had to put the puzzle pieces together to figure out what had happened

This is the story known as the strage di Erba. This is the story of the Massacre in Como.

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References

RAI Television NewsCorriere della Sera https://www.corriere.it/argomenti/strage-di-erba/

Giovanna Bonanno is the Vinegar sorceress, a professional poisoner from Palermo, Sicily. She was considered a witch and at almost 80 years old was tried and executed for witchcraft after helping to murder probably hundreds of husbands (and some wives).ReferencesCursing, poisoning and feminine morality. The case of the ‘Vinegar Hag’ in lateeighteenth-century PalermoBook by GIOVANNA FIUME

On August 26th 2010 15 year old Sarah Scazzi had plans to go to the beach with her 22 year old cousin Sabrina Misseri. A few hours later Sarah Scazzi would be declared missing and the hunt for the missing teenager would begin. Over the next few months, 15 people would be involved and accused in a case full of so many surprises twists and turns it could have only taken place in Italy. This is the story known as il delitto di Avetrana, this is the story of Sarah Scazzi.----ReferencesVanity Fair Italy articles, September 16th 2022 and August 10th 2020Tek Deeps https://tekdeeps.com/who-killed-sarah-scazzi-the-true-story-of-the-avetrana-crime/ Who killed Sarah Scazzi? The true story of the Avetrana crimeNovember 22, 2021Music is a special thanks to Alex Productions, Italian producer, no copyright"Alex Productions - Pray" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... / @alexproductionsn... Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: • 🏢 Instrumental El...Hide

If you ask an Italian over 30 to tell you about Cogne, a charming Alpine village in the far north west corner of Italy, they most likely won't mention the cross country skiing or the alpine beauty. They will tell you about piccolo Samuele, and that cold January morning 20 years ago when his mother killed him in his bed.

This is the story of Samuele, known in Italy as il delitto di Cogne.

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The call to 118, starts at 30 seconds:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGilv6j4Hyw

La Repubblica, February 7, 2019 https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/02/07/news/annamaria_franzoni_libera_caso_cogne_scontata_pena-218563166/

La Stampa, 07 feb 2019 article Pierangelo Sapegno

The Guardian Rory Carrollhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/jul/24/pressandpublishing.internationalnewsJuly 24 2002

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Yara means butterfly in Arabic. Most Italians had never heard of the name Yara, but by the end of 2010 all of Italy knew who Yara Gambirasio was. A 13 year old girl, sporty and active with a beautiful smile full of braces, Yara never returned from a quick trip to the nearby Centro Sportivo only 700 meters from her home. Carabinieri and Investigators would embark on an exhaustive search for one man's DNA, genetically screening nearly an entire territory in a search that would include numerous infidelities, illegitimate children and dangerous translation mistakes.An entire country was emotionally invested in finding justice for Yara.

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