Investigation into the murder of Antonella Di Ielsi and Sara Di Vita in Pietracatella: new interrogations and denials about the alleged turning point

Between twists, denials and new interrogations, the investigation into the detective story of Pietracatella, the small village in Molise that has been at the center of the news pages for months, continues. Investigators are working tirelessly to understand who, in the days before last Christmas, killed mother and daughter, Antonella Di Ielsi and Sara Di Vita, by poisoning them with ricin. Today at the police station new interrogations, this time of two women, relatives of a couple from the town who have ties of friendship with the Di Vita family.

And, just as the Flying Squad was collecting the new depositions, rumors began to circulate in some media about a possible turning point coming from the Web and concerning the acquisition of the IP address from which the ricin would have been searched for online. The news spoke of the identification of the computer, connected in the Pietracatella area, from which research had been carried out on how to make ricin powder. However, a 'twist' that lasted only a few minutes. Both Larino's prosecutor, Elvira Antonelli, and the head of the Flying Squad, Marco Graziano, denied the reconstructions with some messages sent directly to journalists. "We have no information in this regard."

In the evening, then, something more was learned about the searches two days ago in Pietracatella and Campobasso, in Gianni Di Vita's two work studios and in his new home in the village. Tg1 revealed details on the objects taken by the officers. In addition to Antonella's bag, containing among other things the photos of her daughters and work notes, there is also the novel by the Molise writer Giose Rimanelli 'Pigeon Shooting' and then a mobile phone and the USB stick. All this while we are still awaiting the results of the tests that are underway at the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin. In fact, answers considered fundamental are expected from Germany on the possible presence of ricin on the finds and food taken from the Pietracatella house.

Even in the next few days, as has been the case for months now, new interrogations are scheduled at the police station and new searches are not ruled out. Nine months after the double murder, the investigation still remains without anyone registered in the register of suspects, while in the first line, that of manslaughter opened immediately after the death of the two women following hospitalization, five doctors are under investigation.