ROME – Mark Antony Samson, the 23-year-old Filipino arrested for the murder of Ilaria Sula, the Roman student who disappeared on March 25, has confessed to the crime.
During the interrogation at the police station, the young man admitted his responsibilities and indicated to the investigators the place where he had hidden the body: a cliff in the Poli area, in the Metropolitan City of RomaAccording to the reconstruction, after having closed the body in a suitcase, he loaded it into his car and then abandoned it in the wooded area.
The investigation continues to find the victim's cell phone, which the 23-year-old allegedly threw into a manhole in Rome. Investigators hypothesize that he used it for days, after the girl's disappearance, to simulate online activity and mislead the search.
The Rome Public Prosecutor's Office is now evaluating the hypothesis of voluntary homicide and is collecting all the elements to reconstruct the exact dynamics of the crime.
Article published on 2 April 2025 - 14:33
It is a very sad and worrying case, the loss of a young life and a complicated situation. I hope the authorities can do their job well and find all the evidence needed to clarify this crime.