
Professor Francesco Maria Avato testifies on the anomalies in the biological tests relating to the case of Alberto Stasi
Professor Francesco Maria Avato, Alberto Stasi's former defense consultant, denounces the failure to provide raw data on the 2007 DNA tests, arguing that the discrepancies should have forced the repetition of the analyses.
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The case involves DNA analysis of Alberto Stasi's bicycle pedals dating back to 2007. The defense obtained the raw data in November 2025.
The "negative control traces were never given to us, otherwise we would have organized our consultancy activity". And this is because when faced with "huge discrepancies", such as that relating to the biological tests on Alberto Stasi's bicycle pedals, "the analyzes had to be repeated".
Furthermore, "especially the magistrate" should have been notified about this "anomaly".
Thus, Professor Francesco Maria Avato, at the time among the consultants of Stasi's lawyers, confirms that the defense experts were never made available those two null results on the DNA of 20 September 2007 (compared to a positive result the previous day), which emerged from the "raw data", which the 43-year-old's defense then managed to obtain in November 2025. Avato, among other things, clarifies that he has always maintained that that trace on the pedals it wasn't even blood.
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