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True crime cases in Rome

5case filesUpdated Jul 14, 2026

Casepin holds 5 case files in Rome. By legal status, 1 marked unsolved, 1 marked ongoing and 3 marked solved.

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Span
1953–1997
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  • Credit: Italian Wikipedia ; newspaper photo circulated at the time of the 1991 murderEditorial useSourceSOLVEDListen

    Villa in Olgiata, Rome, Italy · 1991

    Murder of Alberica Filo della Torre

    Alberica Filo della Torre, a 42-year-old Roman noblewoman, was beaten and strangled in her locked bedroom at a villa in Olgiata, Rome, on 10 July 1991. The case went unsolved for 20 years until 2011 DNA evidence and a confession led to the conviction of Manuel Winston Reyes, a former domestic employee of the family.

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    Torvaianica beach, near Rome, Italy · 1953

    Death of Wilma Montesi

    Wilma Montesi, a 21-year-old Roman woman, was found dead on a beach near Torvaianica on 11 April 1953. The case triggered a major Italian political and press scandal after allegations implicated well-connected figures, but no one was ultimately convicted and the cause of death remains officially unresolved.

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    Sapienza University of Rome campus · 1997

    Killing of Marta Russo

    Marta Russo, a 22-year-old law student, was fatally shot on the grounds of Sapienza University of Rome in May 1997, in a heavily publicised and contested case that ended in manslaughter convictions.

  • Credit: a member of the Red BrigadesPublic domainSourceSOLVEDListen

    Via Michelangelo Caetani, Rome, Italy · 1978

    Kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro

    On 16 March 1978, Red Brigades gunmen ambushed former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro's car in Rome, killing his five bodyguards and kidnapping him. After 54 days in captivity, Moro was shot and killed on 9 May 1978. An Italian court sentenced 32 Red Brigades members to life imprisonment in 1983.

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Case files in Rome

The files run from 1953 to 1997. The 1990s hold the most, with 2 files. The oldest is Death of Wilma Montesi, from 1953.

By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (3), disappearance cases (1) and kidnapping and abduction cases (1).

2 files of the 5 have coverage attached: 2 videos, podcasts and documentaries from 2 creators. L'Angolo del Crimine and Stephanie Harlowe have covered the most of them.

Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. If you hold information about an unsolved case, contact the investigating agency named in its file rather than posting it publicly. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.

This page updates from the published files, so counts and statuses change the day a record does. Open any file for its timeline, its sources and the coverage worth your time, or play it as a narrated case file.

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Every case file in Rome

5 files

  • Alberica Filo della Torre — Credit: Italian Wikipedia ; newspaper photo circulated at the time of the 1991 murderEditorial useSource
    SOLVED AudioMurder of Alberica Filo della TorreVilla in Olgiata, Rome, Italy · 1991 · 1 thing to watch or hear
  • UNSOLVED AudioDeath of Wilma MontesiTorvaianica beach, near Rome, Italy · 1953
  • File:Stele marta russo.jpg — Credit: RiccardovPublic domainSource
    SOLVED AudioKilling of Marta RussoSapienza University of Rome campus · 1997
  • ONGOING AudioDisappearance of Emanuela OrlandiCorso Rinascimento near Piazza Navona, Rome — site of Orlandi's last confirmed sighting · 1983 · 1 thing to watch or hear
  • File:Aldo Moro br.jpg — Credit: a member of the Red BrigadesPublic domainSource
    SOLVED AudioKidnapping and murder of Aldo MoroVia Michelangelo Caetani, Rome, Italy · 1978

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How many case files in Rome are on Casepin?

5. By status: 1 unsolved, 1 ongoing and 3 solved. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.

What is the oldest of these files?

Death of Wilma Montesi, from 1953. Open the file

Which case in Rome has the most coverage?

Murder of Alberica Filo della Torre, with 1 video, podcast or documentary linked from its file. Open the file

Which creators have covered case files in Rome?

L'Angolo del Crimine (1 case) and Stephanie Harlowe (1 case).

How current is this page?

It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 14, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.

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