Lucrezia Ciotti Mirandola is shocked by the double homicide of Vincenza Giannini, 74, and Pietro Ferdinando Casari, 82, found dead and decapitated in their home on Via Imperiale. The woman's son, Daniele Tavoni, 55, has been arrested for the crime. As investigations continue to clarify the circumstances and motive, memories of a well-respected couple and the family difficulties that would mark the final years of their lives are emerging.
Mirandola, a portrait of Vincenza Giannini and Pietro Ferdinando Casari: a life together shattered by tragedy.
The community of Mirandola, in the Modena province, is in shock following the double homicide of Vincenza Giannini, 74 , and her husband Pietro Ferdinando Casari, 82 , found dead in their home on Via Imperiale. The couple, who were reportedly bound hand and foot and beheaded, were killed with a bladed weapon.
The woman's son , Daniele Tavoni, 55 , born from a previous relationship and living in the apartment adjacent to the couple's, was arrested for the crime .
Vincenza, originally from Bovino, in the province of Foggia, had moved to Emilia Romagna many years earlier. For about thirty years, she had worked as a factory worker at Haemotronic in Mirandola, a biomedical company.
The couple lived a modest existence, punctuated by daily errands, grocery shopping, and chats with neighbors. Behind this normal routine, however, Vincenza was constantly worried about her son , who had no stable job and had been experiencing personal and psychological difficulties for some time. She also helped him financially, a situation that, according to acquaintances, fueled family tensions.
Spouses murdered and beheaded in Mirandola: the shocking discovery and the mystery of the message
The tragedy is believed to have occurred at least one or two days before the bodies were discovered, but investigators are still working on the exact timeline. A neighbor raised the alarm on Thursday, October 15, around 7:30 p.m., having become suspicious of the couple's absence , whom she hadn't seen for some time. As reported by Il Messaggero , the furniture was overturned, the rooms were in disarray, and the bodies of the two elderly people were lying on the floor with their hands and feet tied . Their heads were found in another room . To ensure the workers could work safely, the intervention of a veterinarian was also necessary, given the presence of a large dog and several cats in the building , which were subsequently entrusted to animal rescue.
Among the elements still to be clarified is a message received from a friend of Vincenza's on the very evening of her discovery. The woman had texted the 74-year-old, receiving this response: " I'm out to dinner tonight, I'll talk to you later ." Initial forensic investigations indicate that Vincenza was already dead by that time , making it necessary to determine who used her phone. The investigation has focused on her son , who lived in the apartment next to the couple's.
During searches of his home, instruments containing abundant traces of blood were found , believed to be potentially linked to the crime. Daniele Tavoni was subsequently arrested and transferred to prison in Modena, charged with aggravated double homicide ; the Prosecutor's Office will proceed with the required procedures to validate the arrest.