Unidentified woman, Torino, 06/04/2004

Data shown in the record

Date of recovery: 06/04/2004
Case file number: 1949
Place of recovery: Right embankment of the Po river, near the Sassi cemetery
Municipality: Torino
Province: Torino
Region: Piemonte
Sex: Female
Estimated age: 35 years
Clothing: Black quilted waistcoat, wool jacket with black and white vertical stripes, blue/purple blouse, black bodysuit, white bra, a pair of white lace panties, a pair of black fishnet stockings, a pair of black wool socks, was wearing a pair of grey/black sports shoes, brand ORIGINAL MARYNES, on the left wrist an orange plastic watch, brand XIN JIA, was wearing on the earlobes silver colored metal earrings with two pendants each set with a small stone
Personal effects: A ring
Presumed cause of death: Drowning

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

An article written in the immediate aftermath, the day after the discovery, suggested signs of strangulation; the record instead gives drowning as the cause, presumably the outcome of the autopsy.

La dottoressa sparita e una scia di misteri

la Repubblica, ed. Torino, 14 April 2004

The full text is available only in the publisher's paid archive; it is cited here based only on headline, date, and excerpt.
Dai fondali del Po riemerge un giallo

la Repubblica, ed. Torino, 7 April 2004

Article summary: The body emerged from the bottom of the Po, in the Sassi district area, in Torino; the article, written in the immediate aftermath, suggested signs consistent with strangulation. The article, written in the immediate aftermath, suggests signs of strangulation; the record instead lists drowning as the cause, likely the result of the subsequent autopsy. The full text is available only in the publisher's paid archive; it is cited here only based on the title, date, and excerpt.