GARLASCO – Nearly twenty years after the murder of Chiara Poggi, the Garlasco case has been enriched by a new, sensational chapter. Former Pavia prosecutor Mario Venditti has been investigated for corruption in judicial documents. According to the investigation, he facilitated the dismissal of Andrea Sempio, a friend of Chiara's who had already been involved in the 2017 investigation into the crime.
Investigators are combing through the former prosecutor's bank transactions and a note found in Sempio's parents' home, which could prove crucial. Searches have been conducted at Venditti's homes in Pavia, Genoa, and Campione d'Italia—where he is now president of the Casino—as well as those of two former police officers serving at the time of the crime. Investigators want to determine whether Venditti acted for personal gain or to cover up Sempio's alleged involvement in the crime.
Meanwhile, investigating judge Daniela Garlaschelli has summoned the civil parties and the lawyers of Andrea Sempio, Alberto Stasi , and the Poggi family to the Prosecutor's Office to evaluate the extension of the preliminary hearing, currently set until October 24. Geneticist Denise Albani, an expert for the Prosecutor's Office, has asked for more time to complete the new analysis of the DNA taken from Chiara Poggi's fingernails, considered the main evidence that could nail Sempio.
The results of tests on the eight fingerprints found on a cereal bag and a garbage bag, evidence that has never been fully clarified, are also pending. Currently, Sempio remains the only suspect under investigation for complicity in murder. A leak from the Cagliari RIS adds another element: there was only one killer at the crime scene, a hypothesis that calls into question the reconstruction accepted in the final sentence that convicted Alberto Stasi.
I find it very strange that after so much time there's still no news on this case. Justice seems to never end, but I hope we finally reach a clear solution for everyone involved.