Overview
- Ercolini was found dead in her Pesaro home on December 26, 2022, a death first treated as a suicide by initial on‑scene investigators.
- Her body was exhumed in mid‑2025 and sent to Rome for a new autopsy that produced a 450‑page report questioning the suicide finding.
- Following an incident probatorio held Monday, June 8, 2026, the L'Aquila prosecutor opened an inquiry that now includes the possible crime of homicide.
- Six people are under investigation, including the judge’s husband and the medico‑legal expert who performed the first autopsy, with allegations ranging from obstruction and ideological falsehood to breaches of investigatory secrecy.
- Forensic teams from the scientific police will return to the Pesaro apartment to take precise measurements and re‑examine lamp cables and the ligature before a hearing set for September 22, 2026.