Overview
- Andrea Sempio, the sole suspect in the reopened Garlasco murder case, appeared at the Pavia prosecutor’s office Wednesday and exercised his right to remain silent after hearing the evidence outline.
- Investigators cited car-bug recordings in which Sempio, speaking alone, said he had seen Chiara Poggi’s intimate videos and described a brief call in which she rejected his approach.
- Chiara’s brother, Marco Poggi, testified for about two hours, denied ever watching those videos with Sempio, and reiterated he does not believe his friend killed his sister, with his statement placed under seal.
- Prosecutors say multiple clues converge, including a partial male-line DNA trace from Chiara’s fingernails, a disputed palm print known as “impronta 33,” unusual calls to the Poggi home on August 7–8, 2007, doubts about a Vigevano parking receipt offered as an alibi, and a new medical timeline placing the killing later in the morning.
- With witness interviews done and Sempio notified of a provisional aggravated murder charge, the office in Pavia is moving toward closing the probe, which could lead to an indictment and allow a bid to revise Alberto Stasi’s final conviction.