Overview
- Prosecutors opened a case against unknown persons and investigators seized the smartphone of a young man, a step confirmed on TV by the device’s owner.
- The 27-year-old from Nardò vanished on November 24 after telling her mother she was going to work, and her phone soon went inactive, limiting geolocation efforts.
- Search operations coordinated by the Prefecture of Lecce continue across Italy with carabinieri, civil protection teams, volunteers, dogs and drones.
- Investigators have collected CCTV footage, are analyzing phone records, and have questioned friends and acquaintances after one access to a residence and garage, with no formal suspects.
- A melancholic poem posted to her Instagram account on November 21 is under scrutiny, as officials note the family’s roughly four-day delay in filing the report may have hampered early leads.