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Peruvian Man, 57, Investigated in Milan Death of Aurora Livoli as Autopsy Indicates Strangulation

Prosecutors will question Emilio Gabriel Valdez Velazco on Jan. 8 following his identification from surveillance on the night of the killing.

Overview

  • Preliminary autopsy results reported by multiple outlets point to death by strangulation, while tests to assess possible sexual assault are still pending.
  • The suspect, Emilio Gabriel Valdez Velazco, 57, a Peruvian national with prior sexual-violence records, is under investigation and remains jailed for an attempted robbery the same night at the Cimiano metro station.
  • Security cameras captured Livoli entering the via Paruta complex with a man around 10:50–11 p.m.; the man was later recorded leaving and re-entering alone and finally departing around 3:30 a.m.
  • Investigators linked the metro and courtyard footage to the same individual and are pursuing DNA and trace analyses, clothing examinations, and phone data to reconstruct the timeline.
  • Livoli, 19, had been missing since Nov. 4 and was identified after authorities released a surveillance frame; her body, found the morning of Dec. 29 in a courtyard, was partially undressed with nearby clothing.