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Killing of Simonetta Cesaroni

ONGOING1990Via Carlo Poma, Prati, Rome, Lazio, Italy5 SOURCESUPDATED JUL 2026
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Simonetta Cesaroni was a 20-year-old secretary and bookkeeper. On August 7, 1990, she was killed while working in an office on Via Carlo Poma in Rome's Prati district, in the Lazio region. When she did not return home, relatives went to the office and found her there later that night.

The case became widely known in Italy as the delitto di via Poma. Investigators pursued multiple lines of inquiry over the following decades, but none produced a standing conviction. A former boyfriend was convicted at first instance and later acquitted; that acquittal became final in 2014. Because no person's guilt is legally established, no historical suspect is named or assigned a structured role here.

Rome prosecutors renewed investigative work in 2022 after a submission from Simonetta's family. In 2024, prosecutors sought to archive the renewed matter. On December 20, 2024, ANSA and Rai News reported that an investigating judge rejected the request and ordered additional investigative work. The order did not adjudicate anyone's guilt.

Rai's August 7, 2025 anniversary report said new hypotheses and documents were still under examination and no perpetrator had been identified. The status is therefore ongoing as of that dated checkpoint.

Key facts

Victims
Simonetta Cesaroni
Date
1990
Location
Via Carlo Poma, Prati, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Case status
ongoing

Case timeline

  1. 1990-08-07

    Simonetta Cesaroni was killed while working in an office on Via Carlo Poma in Rome.

  2. 2014

    A former boyfriend's acquittal became final, leaving the homicide without a convicted perpetrator.

  3. 2022-03

    Rome prosecutors renewed investigative work after a submission from Simonetta's family.

  4. 2024-12-20

    An investigating judge rejected prosecutors' request to archive the renewed inquiry and ordered additional investigation.

  5. 2025-08-07

    Rai reported that materials remained under examination and no perpetrator had been identified.

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People

  • Simonetta Cesaroni

    VICTIM

    Twenty-year-old secretary and bookkeeper killed at her workplace in Rome.

Roles reflect public records and court outcomes at the time of writing — supporting citations are on file under Sources.

Places

Via Carlo Poma, Prati, Rome, Lazio, Italy

41.8931, 12.4828

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Common questions

What happened to the victim?
Twenty-year-old Simonetta Cesaroni was killed at her Rome workplace on August 7, 1990; a judge rejected a request to archive the renewed inquiry in December 2024, and the case remained unresolved in August 2025.
Where did the killing happen?
Via Carlo Poma, Prati, Rome, Lazio, Italy.
What is the current status of the case?
Status: ongoing.
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Sources

  1. PRESSL'omicidio Cesaroni, il gip respinge richiesta di archiviazioneANSA · 2026-07-13
  2. PRESSVia Poma: gip respinge archiviazione e ordina ulteriori indaginiRai News · 2026-07-13
  3. PRESS35 anni dal delitto di via PomaRai News Lazio · 2026-07-13
  4. PRESSLa storia del delitto di via PomaRai News · 2026-07-13
  5. ENCYCLOPEDICDelitto di via Carlo PomaWikipedia · 2026-07-13

Record history

First published
JUL 13, 2026