The Erba Massacre

fifth person survived.
What followed was an investigation that initially moved in several different directions before focusing on two neighbors: Olindo Romano and Rosa Bazzi.
The couple were arrested, questioned and eventually convicted of the four murders.
Their convictions became final in 2011.
But years later, their lawyers asked the courts to reopen the case, arguing that new evidence and alternative interpretations of existing evidence could undermine the original convictions.
In 2024, the Court of Appeal of Brescia rejected the request for a retrial.
In March 2025, Italy's Supreme Court rejected the couple's appeal against that decision.
This episode follows the entire story: the night of the murders, the investigation, the evidence, the confessions and their later retraction, the trials, the convictions, and the extraordinary attempt to reopen the case nearly two decades later.
This is the story of the Erba massacre.


DISCLAIMER
This episode concerns a real multiple homicide and a complex criminal case.
The narration is based primarily on publicly available judicial documents, including decisions from Italian courts, together with carefully cross-checked reporting.
The script has been independently written and does not reproduce the wording of books, documentaries, articles, television programs or other copyrighted works.
Statements made by prosecutors, defense lawyers, defendants, witnesses or other parties are identified as such and are not automatically presented as established facts.
The episode distinguishes, where relevant, between facts established by final judicial decisions and arguments or interpretations advanced during later proceedings.
Graphic details have been limited to what is necessary to understand the case.
This episode is intended for documentary and educational purposes.