After a 10-day search, Federica Torzullo was found dead, buried in a plot of land adjacent to her husband's business. He has now been arrested on murder charges after being immediately investigated. Already yesterday, traces of blood found throughout the house in Anguillara Sabazia where the couple lived with their 10-year-old son, on her husband's work clothes, inside his car, and on the mechanical equipment at his business, painted the picture of yet another femicide.
The serious evidence gathered by the Carabinieri of Anguillara Sabazia and the Carabinieri investigative unit of Ostia, supported by the RIS (Italian Special Operations Unit) in Rome, now pointed to Claudio Agostino Carlomagno, husband of the 41-year-old woman missing since January 8th. This morning, he was picked up by the Carabinieri and taken to the barracks, while the body of a woman was found in the land near his business. The search had concentrated on a specific spot, and when the Carabinieri observed a hand protruding from the earth, they halted the operation and called in the RIS (Italian Special Operations Unit) specialists for technical and forensic analysis.
Only in the afternoon was it confirmed that the woman was Federica Torzullo, identified by the clothing and other items she was wearing. Formal identification will be made at the Sapienza Institute of Forensic Medicine in Rome, where the body was taken by the mortuary police. An autopsy will also be performed there.
Claudio Agostino Carlomagno was held for a long time at the Carabinieri station in Anguillara and transferred to prison that evening. "From what I understand, he intended to report to the station, but he was stopped first," explained Andrea Miroli, the man's defense attorney. Just yesterday, Civitavecchia prosecutor Alberto Liguori, who is coordinating the investigation, appealed to the man responsible for the crime to cooperate. The few statements the man made did not clarify the details of the incident and appeared contradictory to investigators.
The circumstantial evidence, however, was already overwhelming, and today the investigations finally came to a head. The investigations conducted revealed "traces of blood everywhere," starting with the house where the couple lived and where the femicide likely occurred, perhaps as early as January 8th, when the woman disappeared. A review of the video surveillance system also monitoring the family home reveals that Federica hasn't left the house since 7:30 PM on January 8th, and while awaiting the results of ongoing technical tests, her cell phone records no activity outside the home. Her husband, however, left the house around 7:30 AM the following day to go to work. Nothing is missing from the house, except her purse and cell phone.
The man allegedly hid the body in the ground near his earthmoving company. This would explain the bloodstains on his work overalls, his car, and a piece of machinery at the company. The motive and the involvement of other people remain unclear. DNA testing of the evidence found, along with an autopsy on the woman's body, will help provide the answers that are still lacking.
Listening to friends and witnesses would have confirmed that the couple was in crisis and that they had initiated a separation while still living under the same roof. "They and her husband were a beautiful couple," Siria, the woman's cousin, told Dentro la notizia in recent days. "They seemed very close, and I don't know if he was having an affair with another woman. I hope to see her smile again." A hope that has now been lost forever.
(Unioneonline)