Disappearance of Mirella Gregori

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Mirella Gregori
Born
Mirella Gregori

(1967-10-07)October 7, 1967
Rome, Italy
DisappearedMay 7, 1983 (aged 15)
Rome, Italy
StatusMissing for 38 years, 4 months and 4 days
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Mirella Gregori (born October 7, 1967) mysteriously disappeared from Rome in 7 May 1983,[1] about 40 days before the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, a citizen of Vatican City.[2] Both vanishings are unsolved as of today.

International events[]

Both the Gregori and the Orlandi cases led to the Grey Wolves, an extremist Turkish group,[3] claiming to be involved in the abductions and demanding the release of Mehmet Ali Ağca, the assassin who shot and wounded Pope John Paul II in Saint Peter's Square on May 13, 1981. According to Mehmet Ali Ağca's autobiography, the two girls' disappearances as well as the disappearance of Soviet journalist from the Venice Film Festival on September 9 that same year are closely linked.[4]

Circumstances of disappearance[]

Gregori left her house telling her mother she "had a date" with a unknown former schoolmate. That was the last time she was seen.

Suspects[]

During a visit of the Pope to a Rome parish, on December 15, 1985, Gregori's mother recognized a man in the papal escort as the person who often came to pick up her daughter at the house.[5] The man was identified as .[6][7]

Roman remains[]

Remains found in Rome in October 2018 were thought to possibly be those of Mirella or of Emanuela Orlandi.[8] Early reports said the remains could be those of a woman,[9] but results of tests released on 1 February 2019 showed they were of an ancient Roman man who died between 190 and 230 AD.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Italy - MIRELLA GREGORI: Missing from Rome, Italy - 7 May 1983 - Age 15". Crimewatchers.net. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  2. ^ "Could Human Remains Found On Vatican Property Hold Clues To Decades-Old Mystery Of Vanished Teen?". Oxygen Official Site. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  3. ^ Hooper, John (April 14, 2012). "Mystery of the missing girl, the Vatican and gangster's burial". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  4. ^ Agca, Ali. Mi avevano promesso il paradiso: La mia vita e la verità sull'attentato al papa. Publisher GeMS (January 31, 2013), ISBN 978-88-6190-438-5
  5. ^ "Mirella Gregori". Studente − Italia. archivio900. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  6. ^ Nicotri, Pino (2013-01-13). "Emanuela Orlandi: Pietro contro Bonarelli, ex sicurezza del Vaticano". Blitz Quotidiano. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  7. ^ Peronaci, Fabrizio. "Caso Orlandi, un'intercettazione riapre la vicenda di Mirella Gregori". Corriere Della Sera. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Vatican remains not those of two girls who disappeared in 1983". The Guardian. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Vatican Orlandi mystery: 'Woman's bones' found in Rome search". BBC News. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

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