Case 47
Yara Gambirasio
*** Warning: This case involves a child victim ***
The Italian town of Brembate di Sopra is home to a quiet, close-knit community, and like the other local youths, 13-year-old Yara Gambirasio felt safe navigating the streets alone. On November 26 2010, Yara left the town’s sports centre and didn’t hesitate to walk the 700-metre journey home by herself. However, when she failed to arrive, it turned out the streets of Brembate di Sopra weren’t as safe as everyone thought.
Three months later, Yara’s body was found in a nearby town. Using DNA evidence, the investigation to find her killer took detectives in a strange and unexpected direction.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Anna Priestland
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
WEBSITES/FORUMS:
BOSSETTIADE – Website dedicated to the case Bossetti/Gambirasio
Murder of Yara Gambirasio – Med Library
The murder that has obsessed Italy – Yara Gambirasio, 13, went missing on November 26, 2010
ARTICLES:
DNA profiling: privacy violations & collateral effects – Justin Bailey
Yara Died Clutching a Tuft of Grass Soon After She Disappeared – Italian Life
Murder of Yara Gambirasio – WikiVisually
Yara Gambirasio murder – Wikipedia
In Search for Killer, DNA Sweep Exposes Intimate Family Secrets in Italy– Council for Responsible Genetics
The Murder Mystery Solved by DNA from the Back of a Postage Stamp – Newsweek
In Search for Killer, DNA Sweep Exposes Intimate Family Secrets in Italy– The New York Times
The murder that has obsessed Italy – The Guardian
Teenager Yara: A murder probe that has Italy in its grip – Belfast Telegraph
DNA evidence and family secrets snare Italian child murderer – The Guardian
Italy gripped as trial begins over murder of 13-year-old Yara Gambirasio– The Guardian
Court in Yara case to retire July 1 – Ansa
Child killer ‘confesses’ in church visitors’ book – The Local
Bossetti alibi false, investigators say – Ansa
Bossetti to remain in jail in murder case – Ansa
Yara Gambirasio: Massimo Bossetti, 365 days in jail without trial man already condemned by the Minister – L’Huffington Post
Bossetti and those phrases the father of Yara, the same investigators – Bergamo News
A New Bomb Strikes the Case – Dagospia
Court explains Yara killer life sentence– Ansa
Yara’s Parents Beg for Daughter’s Release, Convinced She is Alive – Italian Life
Yara Murder Case, Judges in a Closed Session. Bossetti: “I am Innocent” – Interris
DNA tests revealed ‘match’ in Yara case – Ansa
Maximum Sentence. Bossetti/Murder Yara Gambirasio, life imprisonment – Chronicle