New forensic analysis rekindles debate in Italy’s Garlasco murder case

A new technical consultancy commissioned by the family of murder victim Chiara Poggi has challenged the established reconstruction of the 2007 crime in Garlasco. Expert Fabio Falleti calculated that only 34 centimetres of usable corridor space remained after accounting for the door frame, blood pool and other obstacles, concluding that the accused, Alberto Stasi, could not have crossed the hallway without contaminating his shoes. The defence countered that Stasi could have stepped in the blood without leaving shoe marks, emphasizing the presence of footprints elsewhere in the house.

At the same time, a new book titled *Garlasco: le vergogne infinite di un’indagine sbagliata* offers three viewpoints—medical‑legal, journalistic and criminological—on the case, reviving public discussion nearly two decades after Chiara Poggi’s murder and Stasi’s final conviction.

The renewed forensic scrutiny and the publication underscore ongoing doubts about investigative errors and judicial conclusions in one of Italy’s most contentious homicide trials.