291UFITA - Unidentified Female

Reconstructions of the victim.

Date of Discovery: October 4, 2001
Location of Discovery: Cavaria, Varese, Italy
Estimated Date of Death: 1995-1998
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Homicide - stabbed in the lower abdomen

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 20-25 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 160 to 165 cm
Weight: Unknown, but had a normal build
Hair Color: Brown, medium length hair with a layered haircut
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers

Dentals: Unknown. Upper lateral incisors missing antemortem; various caries; no dental treatments.
Fingerprints: Unknown.
DNA: Unknown.

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Leather boot, size 37. The model of the bra worn by the victim was produced only after mid-1995.
Jewelry: Round wristwatch with a rubber strap. She had three gold colored earrings in her right ear, two shaped like a flower and the other in a ring shape.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

The victim was located in a meadow in Cavaria, a town in the province of Varese, Italy on October 4, 2001. A boot was found in which there were human bones: a fibula and a foot. The rest of the body was found over the following days, hidden in a hole in the woods.

According to a number of witnesses, the victim could have been a young Albanian prostitute who used the name "Viola" and is thought to have disappeared around 1995. At the time, Viola was twenty-three years old. She had been arrested during police roundups in Milan, and probably went to the Tuscany and Emilia regions as well, before retuning to Lombardy. In Milan she frequented the Piazza Duca D'Aosta, on the Via Vittor Pisani and in the Gran Bar cafe at the train station.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Laboratorio di Antropologia e Odontologia Forense
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 0250315678
Agency E-Mail: labanof(at)unimi.it
Agency Case Number: 10

Information Source(s)

Laboratorio di Antropologia e Odontologia Forense

Admin Notes

Added: Prior to 2005; Last Updated: 2/5/18