Italy's Garlasco murder case may be reopened as new indictment considered

Mother of Andrea Sempio, Daniela Ferrari, told Italian TV that she cannot exclude the possibility that Alberto Stasi, currently serving a 16‑year sentence for the 2007 killing of Chiara Poggi in Garlasco, might be innocent. Her statements come as the Pavia court prepares to decide whether to bring a fresh charge against her son for the same murder, a move that could overturn Stasi’s definitive conviction.

The renewed scrutiny focuses on disputed DNA evidence, recorded car‑audio “soliloquies” attributed to Sempio, and alleged inconsistencies in the original investigation. Ferrari emphatically defended her son’s alibi, rejecting any implication that the recorded remarks constitute a confession. The case, which has dominated Italian true‑crime media for nearly two decades, now faces a potential judicial reassessment that could reshape the legal outcomes for both Stasi and Sempio.