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Pietracatella ricin case – investigation continues

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The double‑homicide inquiry into the December ricin deaths of Antonella di Ielsi and her daughter Sara Di Vita in Pietracatella has progressed with a joint German‑Italian forensic operation. The Larino residence on Via Risorgimento, seized operation continued on 28 December, remained sealed for more than six months before German experts 30 July when a team from the Robert Koch Institute (Christian Herzog, Dr Silvia Worbs) and the BKA arrived in Molise on 28 July. A decisive on‑site inspection was carried out on Thursday, 30 July, at about 9 a.m., streamed remotely and filmed while investigators in German Federal Criminal Police Office entered the sealed Pietracatella residence. Wearing protective gear gear, investigators sampled furniture, clothing, walls, floors walls and other surfaces floors; the inspection was streamed live to the prosecution. Collected material will be analysed in Germany. The Italian prosecutor’s office, led by Elvira Antonelli, also asked the FBI to retrieve data from a U.S.‑based online platform used by an anonymous user “mister X” who searched for ricin residues. Earlier autopsies ricin‑related information. Local officials, including Mayor Antonio Tomassone, have urged transparency as the community seeks answers. Autopsies have confirmed acute ricin intoxication; German laboratory analyses of seized food and biological specimens supported the findings. Prosecutor Elvira Antonelli continues to lead the case, keeping five medical staff remain under investigation, monitoring investigation and relatives Gianni and Alice Di Vita are being monitored for ricin antibodies, and seizing phone data. antibodies. No suspects have been entered in the register, register and interrogations remain ongoing. The collaborative probe seeks are ongoing as authorities work to determine whether the toxin was a processed prepared preparation and to identify the perpetrators behind the pre‑meditated murders. perpetrators.

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  1. 2026-07-30 22:59 UTC Pietracatella ricin case – investigation continues
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  4. 2026-07-28 22:44 UTC Pietracatella ricin case – investigation continues
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