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The Yara Gambirasio Case - Missing in Italy Part 2 · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: The reserve of the Gambiracio family is a reflection of
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  the cultural norms in the province of Bergamot, Located closer
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  to Switzerland than Naples, the Bergamasquie people are known for
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  their reserved nature compared to their southern counterparts. According to
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  Piero Bonicelli, the editor of Arabararra, a local newspaper, mountain
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  people have a tendency to avoid gossip and refrain from
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  spreading rumors until they are certain of the truth. In
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  their search for their missing daughter, the Gambirazio family did
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  release some photos of Yara to the media, including images
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  of her taking communion, doing gymnastics, and wearing an Italy
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  football shirt, among others. However, despite their efforts, no useful
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  information was provided. When they eventually made a televised appeal,
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  Mora and Fulvio appeared uncomfortable. More's discomfort was evident in
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  her unintentional eye rolling, while Fulvio, dressed in a rugby shirt,
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  made a hesitant plea for help to return to normalcy.
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  The family emphasized their values of love, respect and honesty,
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  but declined to give any interviews. The cautious attitude towards
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  outsiders in Bergamo can be traced back to the region's
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  historical significance, known as Bergham in the local dialect. Bergamo
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  has always been a crucial stronghold, serving as a defense
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  against invasions before the flat lands of the River Poe.
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  The Bergamasqui people have a history of repelling invasions, with
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  the formation of the Lombard League in Pontida in eleven
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  sixty seven being a significant event. The Oath of Pontida
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  continues to hold symbolic importance, often invoked by separatists of
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  the Northern League to garner support. On the afternoon of
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  February twenty sixth, twenty eleven, exactly three months after Yarra vanished,
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  a middle aged man named Ilario Scotty was flying his
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  radio controlled plane in the small town of Ciniolo Disola,
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  ten kilometers south of Brembate di Sopra. Ciniolo is surrounded
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  by industrial estates and the scrub land by via Bdeski,
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  seemed like a safe, unpopulated place for Scotty to try
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  out his new model aircraft. The model aeroplane wasn't functioning
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  as Scotty wanted, though, so he brought it down to
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  earth amid the tall weeds. As he picked up his plane,
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  he caught sight of some rags on the ground near by.
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  At first he thought someone had been fly tipping, then
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  he saw the shoes. Rugeri was coming back from a
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  day's skiing with her daughter when she got the call
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  that a body had been found. She dropped her daughter
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  at home and went straight to the crime scene. The
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  body was in an advanced state of decomposition, but Raggary
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  could see the black bomber jacket with its elasticated waist,
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  which Yara had been wearing when she left home in November.
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  There too was her Hello Kitty sweatshirt. Crime Scene investigators
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  found Yarra's iPod and house keys, as well as the
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  simcard and battery for her LG phone. The phone itself
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  was missing. It was a relief, Ragary told me later.
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  Yarra's disappearance had really disturbed me. I'm a mother too,
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  and the only thing worse than the death of a
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  child is the disappearance of a child. Italy's most renowned
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  forensic pathologist, Professor Christina Cataneo, conducted the autopsy. She found
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  lyme in Yarra's respiratory system and jute, a plant fiber
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  used for making ropes on her clothes. Despite her purple
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  bra being unhooked, Yarra had not been sexually assaulted. The
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  sharp weapon had caused multiple injuries by piercing her clothing.
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  It appeared that she was attacked and left to die,
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  succumbing to exposure. The presence of lime and jute indicated
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  that the perpetrator might be involved in the construction industry.
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  The forensic team collected two DNA samples, one from Yarra's
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  phone battery and the other from her black gloves, but
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  neither matched any existing records. Two months later, the head
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  of the scientific investigations department in Palma called Rugery with
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  positive news. This murder has a distinct signature. He informed her.
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  Male DNA has been found on the victim's underwear. It
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  was likely that the killer had been injured during the struggle,
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  leaving his DNA behind. Ruggery and her team named the
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  suspect IGNOTO one one Unknown one, initiating the search for
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  Yara's murderer. The investigation was extensive, with Ruggeri assigning tasks accordingly.
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  The police gathered DNA samples from family members, schoolmates and
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  Jim acquaintances, while the Carabinieri focused on phone records, tracing
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  all mobile phones that had moved from Brembart di Soopra
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  to Chinolo Disola on November twenty sixth twenty ten. Each
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  individual with a phone number in both locations was located
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  and asked for a DNA sample. The process was slow
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  and meticulous. Geneticists in Palma, Pavia and Rome spent a
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  minimum of six hours converting DNA samples into readable data
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  for comparison on a computer screen. The investigation incurred significant
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  costs in equipment and personnel, making it one of the
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  most expensive manhunts in Italy. Yarra's funeral occurred on a
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  warm morning in late May two thousand and eleven. Spectators
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  applauded the white casket, adorned with a large bouquet of