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Federica Mangiapelo’s Killer Leaves Prison on Probation, Full Freedom Expected in June

Prison officials cited good conduct for Marco Di Muro’s transfer to community supervision, a decision the victim’s family condemns.

Overview

  • Marco Di Muro, convicted of killing 16-year-old Federica Mangiapelo in 2012, has left Rome’s Rebibbia prison and is currently under probationary assignment to social services.
  • He is reported to complete his sentence in June 2026, with his lawyer saying he is seeking work but facing significant difficulties.
  • Di Muro’s 14-year sentence for voluntary homicide was finalized after appeals and confirmed by Italy’s Court of Cassation in December 2017.
  • The conviction followed a reopened investigation that overturned an initial natural-causes finding, with a collegial autopsy ruling drowning and forensic traces of lake algae found on Di Muro’s trousers.
  • Authorities and defense accounts attribute his conditional release to good-conduct reports and rehabilitation in custody, while Federica’s parents publicly denounce the outcome and say he has never apologized.