- 3d ago
Garlasco murder: Andrea Sempio faces preliminary hearing on 25 February 2027 in Pavia
The Pavia tribunal has scheduled the preliminary hearing for 25 February 2027, when judge Luigi Umberto Riganti will decide whether Andrea Sempio goes to trial over the 2007 Garlasco murder.
- 5d ago
Former Pavia deputy prosecutor Venditti to testify as witness in Garlasco probe
Mario Venditti, whose corruption position was archived in Brescia, is due to be questioned by Pavia prosecutors on 11 November 2026. The Pavia file now also covers Giuseppe Sempio, who remains under investigation for corruption.
- Nov 7
Pavia prosecutors seek trial for Andrea Sempio over Garlasco murder
Prosecutors say the motive was the victim's refusal of a sexual approach by Andrea Sempio, the only person under investigation in the new Garlasco probe. He denies any link to the videos and soliloquies in circulation.
- Nov 2
Garlasco: Sempio diaries name Giovanni Ferri as Pavia reopens his 2010 death as homicide
Pavia prosecutors have reopened the 2010 death of 88-year-old Giovanni Ferri as a possible homicide. Diary pages seized from Andrea Sempio in 2025 contain his name, according to Mattino 5.
- Oct 30
New autopsy turns 1987 Mortara roadside death into murder probe, wife among two suspects
Pavia prosecutors are now treating the 1987 death of a 48-year-old man found by a road in Mortara as a homicide, after a new autopsy rejected the suicide finding. The victim's wife and an alleged hitman are under investigation.
- Oct 26
Milan appeal court recognises premeditation for Impagnatiello, life sentence confirmed
On Monday, 26 October, the Milan appeal court recognised premeditation again in a retrial ordered by the Court of Cassation. The life sentence stays, with three months of daytime isolation added.
- Oct 16
Andrea Sempio's defence reports say the Garlasco footprint is size 40 and contains no blood
Experts for Andrea Sempio, the sole suspect in Pavia's new Garlasco murder inquiry, filed reports on 16 October. They argue the footprint fits a size 40 shoe and that the print labelled 33 contains no blood.
- Oct 15
Garofano denies RIS errors in Garlasco 2007 pedal analyses as Stasi's lawyer hits back
Luciano Garofano, former commander of the Parma RIS, told Rai 1's Cinque minuti on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, that he did not believe his unit had made mistakes. Stasi's lawyer answered on Storie Italiane the next day, Thursday, 15 October.
- Oct 12
Andrea Sempio, under investigation over Garlasco murder, says footprint 33 cannot be attributed to him or anyone
Andrea Sempio, under investigation by the Pavia prosecutor's office, told Sky TG24 that a wall print is not attributable to anyone and that he expects a request for committal for trial.
- Oct 5
Garlasco probe: Sempio says he fears an error as RIS DNA sample questions mount
Andrea Sempio, under investigation in Pavia's new Chiara Poggi probe, says the fear of an error is absolutely there. A 2007 RIS record shown by Tg1 suggests victim DNA was taken from blood, not only from the teaspoon used in the case.
- Oct 2
Sky announces 9 October release for 883 series sequel Nord Sud Ovest Est
The eight-episode second season directed by Sydney Sibilia explores the 1993 rise and creative tensions of Max Pezzali and Mauro Repetto across Italy and the United States.
- Sep 30
Andrea Sempio Rejects Garlasco Murder Allegations Following Closure of Pavia Investigation
The 38-year-old suspect responded to evidence from the Pavia prosecutor's office on television, disputing handprint findings, shoe measurements, and claims of stalking.
- Sep 25
Pavia prosecutors close Garlasco murder inquiry into Andrea Sempio and reveal concealed 2007 evidence
Pavia prosecutors have concluded a supplementary investigation into Andrea Sempio over the 2007 murder of Chiara Poggi, detailing forensic links and alleging that evidence clearing Alberto Stasi was excluded from original trial files.
- Sep 18
Brescia court dismisses corruption case against former Pavia prosecutor Mario Venditti
A Brescia judge has archived the corruption probe into former Pavia deputy prosecutor Mario Venditti, sending the case back to Pavia to examine lower-level judicial police conduct.
- Aug 28
Tornado damages Cremona Cathedral spire and 13th-century civic tower
A violent storm with hail and gale-force winds hit Cremona on Friday afternoon, flooding underpasses, damaging hundreds of vehicles, and causing structural collapses at the Duomo and the municipal civic tower without causing injuries.
- Jun 5
Marco Poggi breaks 19-year silence on sister Chiara's murder: 'They played with her life and death'
Marco Poggi, brother of Chiara Poggi who was killed in Garlasco in 2007, has given his first television interview, accusing investigators and media of spreading unfounded claims that tarnished his sister's memory.
- May 26
Garlasco murder: Sempio's defence challenges DNA, footprint, and print 33 with five expert reports
Lawyers for Andrea Sempio, the new suspect in the 2007 murder of Chiara Poggi, have filed five technical reports dismantling the prosecution's key evidence, from DNA under the victim's fingernails to the killer's shoe size.