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Unidentified woman, Raccuja (Messina), 13/01/2014

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  • Immagine diffusa da Chi l'ha visto? (Rai 3) per il riconoscimento
    Immagine diffusa da Chi l'ha visto? (Rai 3) per il riconoscimento

Data shown in the record

Date of recovery
13/01/2014
Case file number
1310
Place of recovery
Woods, Lucera locality
Municipality
Raccuja
Province
Messina
Region
Sicilia
Sex
Female
Estimated age
between 18 and 25 years
Height
168 cm
Weight
between 50 and 60 kg
Biogeographic ancestry
African Previous version of the register: Negroide
Hair colour
Black
Distinguishing marks
Right big toenail decorated with two small white flowers on a red background (nail art). Upper jaw: upper left lateral incisor tilted lingually and hidden between the medial incisor and canine. Medial incisors in overjet (protruding).
Presumed cause of death
Violent

Where the recovery took place

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Open lead

The day after the discovery, Tempostretto published an article on forensic police findings and the autopsy, with a detail, nails decorated with polish and extensions, matching what is recorded in the file. The page and the outlet's search are not currently consultable. Anyone able to open the article in an ordinary browser can confirm its content.

Notes on this record

What emerges when the official register data are compared with the press sources collected below.

  • The RAI account states that the body was completely naked, but shortly after mentions that it was wearing size 36 shoes: the two statements contradict each other within the same text.
  • According to the autopsy, the woman was struck twice on the head and remained in the woods, where wild animals damaged the body, for about two or three days after death.

Articles and sources

Original record

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