Overview
- The Milan prosecutor’s office is investigating for homicide under PM Rosario Ferracane, with an autopsy scheduled next week to establish cause and timing of death.
- The victim was identified as Oleksandr (Alexander) Adarich, 54, an ex-banker with Romanian citizenship who had lived in Spain and held business ties through entities in Luxembourg and other jurisdictions.
- Security footage shows two people leaving the building after the fall, and a custodian saw a man at the window who then asked in English what had happened before departing; police have produced an identikit and are running facial recognition checks while preparing international rogatory requests.
- Preliminary findings note deep wrist marks consistent with plastic cable ties and injuries to the face and neck, while the room contained multiple IDs and no phone, computer or luggage.
- The apartment was not rented in Adarich’s name, he arrived in Milan the day he died and was expected to leave that evening, and investigators are examining whether a business meeting led to violence, including the hypothesis of forced disclosure of financial or crypto access.