Lucrezia Ciotti The story revolves around the latest escape of Elia Del Grande , a 50-year-old originally from Cadrezzate, already known to the news for the triple family homicide in 1998. The man, currently under a security measure in a workhouse, did not return after an Easter leave and escaped , rekindling the attention of the police and triggering a new phase of nationwide investigations.
Elia Del Grande escaped from a workhouse for the second time: he did not return from his Easter leave.
Elia Del Grande is once again unaccounted for after failing to return to his workhouse in Alba (Cuneo) at the end of his Easter leave granted on Sunday, April 5th . Elia Del Grande, a 50-year-old from Cadrezzate, was supposed to return to the facility this afternoon, where he was volunteering at a soup kitchen for people in need, as part of an alternative security measure to prison.
The failure to appear immediately raised the alarm and initiated a search , which was later extended from Piedmont to the rest of the country. This is the second escape in about six months , following a previous escape from a similar facility in the Modena area last fall.
Elia Del Grande escapes for the second time: the investigation and the reference to the "bakers massacre"
Investigators' attention immediately focused on the areas most familiar to him, particularly Cadrezzate , in the Varese area, where he was born and where in 1998 he committed the triple homicide known as the "baker massacre." On that occasion, at the age of 22, he killed his father, mother, and brother , an episode that profoundly affected Italian criminal history. After an initial life sentence, the sentence was reduced on appeal, and over the years, Del Grande benefited from measures that allowed him to be released from prison after serving approximately 25 years.
Subsequently, still deemed a social danger, he was placed on probation and assigned to a workhouse. He had previously evaded surveillance, managing to remain hidden for weeks and then being tracked down thanks in part to the efforts of the Carabinieri and the ROS special operations unit. The current search continues on a large scale , while the authorities maintain high levels of vigilance in the areas best known to him and ask for cooperation in providing any useful tips.