Lucrezia Ciotti The case of Garlasco returns to the center of attention thanks to new finds rediscovered and cutting-edge investigative technologies. A careful review of the preserved materials, including packages containing dated evidence, opens up new possibilities for shedding light on an investigation that has remained shrouded in mystery for years. These new elements, subjected to meticulous analysis, could finally offer decisive answers and rewrite the story of Chiara Poggi's murder.
Findings from the Garlasco villa in good condition: no traces of blood on the footprints
The finds seized in the chalet of Garlasco, where Chiara Poggi was murdered on 13 August 2007, are preserved in good condition. This was stated by Luciano Garofano, former commander of the RIS and current consultant to Andrea Sempio, the only suspect in the new investigation by the Pavia Prosecutor's Office into the young woman's case. "They were in good condition, so much so that they were swabbed.“, he explained at the end of the evidentiary hearing underway at the Milan Police Headquarters, ordered by investigating judge Daniela Garlaschelli.
At the same time, during the analysis of the fingerprints collected on acetylated sheets - a material similar to a para-adhesive strip - the experts they would not have found traces of blood. The first half of the fingerprints had already been examined on the first day of the evidentiary hearing with negative results; even in the following days, with the Obti test, the most reliable methodology for identifying human blood, no evidence of blood substances would have emerged.
Garlasco, a hair and a USB stick: how new findings can change investigations
A hair or fur, perhaps from a cat from via Pascoli to Garlasco, found only at the end of the evidentiary incident in the blue garbage bag, not on bags or packages. It dates back to August 13, 2007, the day of the murder of Chiara Poggi, murdered in the kitchen where a USB stick was also recovered with her research on the Madonna delle Bozzole.
The consultants appointed by the investigating judge of Pavia Daniela Garlaschelli, Denise Albani and Domenico Marchigiani, they will analyze it to obtain a DNA profile nuclear, useful for the new investigation involving Andrea Sempio and Unknown 2, whose DNA was found on the victim's left ring finger. In 2008 Carlo Previderé examined a group of seven hairs held in Chiara's fist and others found in a pool of blood. Only the one with the bulb provided clear DNA: it belonged to the victim. The other 17 hairs were used to obtain a mitochondrial haplotype, which corresponded to Chiara's genetic heritage.
Among the elements at the centre of the new investigations is the phone of Chiara, stained with blood, probably due to her attempt to call for help. The RIS of Parma, under the leadership of General Luciano Garofano, would have applied cyanoacrylate to isolate a fingerprint never mentioned in their official reports.
At the heart of the analysis returns the kitchen of the villa, where investigators reportedly found several anomalies. Among the documents there is also a photo depicting a basket in the kitchen containing a cell phone, keys, alarm remote control and a USB stick. In the shots taken on August 13, 2007, a few hours after the body was found, the USB stick is placed on top of the remote control, used by Chiara at 9:12 to deactivate the alarm: a detail that fuels the mystery of how it could have ended up there. This enigma is added to that of Chiara's hair, on which it was found nicotine, even though his father smoked but was in Trentino.
Finally, some traces found: the number 13, a quadruple contact on the kitchen door; the papillary 57 on the TV cabinet; the palm 58 on the cabinet above the refrigerator; and the digital 59 near the window. At the time they were considered of no use, but today they could prove to be fundamental if compared with the new findings analysed in the recent investigation.
These elements could finally shed light on aspects that were previously obscure and help to reconstruct with greater precision what happened that tragic night.