Murder of Chiara Poggi

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On 13 August 2007, 26-year-old Chiara Poggi was murdered in Garlasco, in the Province of Pavia, Italy. The crime had extensive media coverage in Italy, with a succession of news reports, television programmes and interviews dedicated to the case. On 12 December 2015, the Supreme Court of Cassation definitively recognized the victim's boyfriend Alberto Stasi, then an economics student, as the only person guilty of the crime. Stasi was sentenced to 16 years of imprisonment, and his repeated requests for a review of the trial have been rejected. In January 2023, he entered a work release program. He continues to maintain his innocence. In March 2025, the case was reopened by investigators after forensic analysis of previously untested DNA evidence. They found that the DNA found on/in the fingernails had the patrilineal sequence of another man, not that of the convicted Alberto Stasi. New investigations have Andrea Sempio under investigation for conspiracy with Alberto Stasi or unknown persons.

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