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TelePordenone Founder Mario Ruoso Killed as Longtime Collaborator Confesses

Prosecutors say longtime collaborator Loriano Bedin confessed to a premeditated killing driven by an alleged financial dispute.

Overview

  • Investigators say CCTV captured Bedin entering the building with a 71‑centimeter iron tube and waiting on the landing before striking Ruoso from behind.
  • The murder weapon was recovered from the Brentella canal and, according to the reconstruction, Bedin discarded clothing in the Meduna after leaving the scene.
  • Prosecutors in Pordenone have accused Bedin of voluntary homicide with aggravating factors for premeditation and the victim’s advanced age, with detention pending judicial confirmation.
  • Forensic findings place the attack between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. and describe repeated blows to the head in what investigators called a particularly brutal assault.
  • Authorities cite an economic motive linked to disputes around the shuttered broadcaster’s affairs, and note Bedin had previously surfaced in a separate arson probe involving Ruoso’s business.