Overview
- The Pavia prosecutor's office, which closed a 14‑month reinvestigation Thursday, served Andrea Sempio formal notice accusing him of killing Chiara Poggi with hatred and cruelty.
- Investigators point to fresh readings of bloodstains and autopsy timing, a handprint dubbed “palmare 33” near the cellar stairs, cell records they say place him in Garlasco, and 212 recordings that include car monologues about calls to Chiara and a pendrive with intimate videos.
- Sempio says he did not do it and his lawyers are seeking the full case file while arguing that leaked intercepts reflect a podcast he was listening to and that the Vigevano parking receipt does not prove wrongdoing.
- Chiara Poggi’s family rejects the new theory and maintains that Alberto Stasi is guilty, with their lawyers calling the latest disclosures a media suggestion rather than proof.
- Under Italian procedure, prosecutors are unlikely to seek an indictment while a final judgment stands against Stasi, and a separate Brescia inquiry is examining alleged irregularities in Pavia’s earlier handling of the case.