Unidentified woman, Roma, 08/03/2011
Data shown in the record
- Date of recovery
- 08/03/2011
- Case file number
- 742
- Place of recovery
- Field off Via Porta Medaglia
- Municipality
- Roma
- Province
- Roma
- Region
- Lazio
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- between 20 and 35 years
- Height
- between 170 and 180 cm
- Biogeographic ancestry
- Caucasian Previous version of the register: Caucasoide
- Hair colour
- Blond
- Distinguishing marks
- NAILS POLISHED RED; silver decorations on the nails Previous version of the register: Unghie smaltate di rosso Register value corrected on the basis of a press source cited below.
- Clothing
- Black long sleeve t-shirt, light blue waistcoat, black jacket
- Personal effects
- Silver ring
- Presumed cause of death
- Violent
- Further information
- Hair blond, dyed red. Light complexion, medium build (size 44). Smoker (female).
Where the recovery took place
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Notes on this record
What emerges when the official register data are compared with the press sources collected below.
- The composite profile released by the police headquarters specifies: size 44, hair dyed red over a blonde base, red nail polish with silver decorations on the nails.
- Investigators reported that the woman had apparently fought back before dying, in the hope of isolating traces of the killer's DNA.
Articles and sources
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Il giallo della donna mutilata
Article summary: The body, cut into pieces with a chainsaw in a field on via di Porta Medaglia, between the Ardeatina and the Laurentina, had organs removed with skill. The case, known in the press as that of the mutilated woman of the Ardeatina, never led to an identification of the victim. The full text is available only in the publisher's paid archive.