Investigators: Truck driver kills woman and sends mysterious emails
In Sardinia, Italy, there has been no trace of Francesca D. since mid-May. The investigators suspect a crime but are initially faced with a mystery. Since her disappearance, regular messages have been sent from her phone. Now, they have a suspicion: Igor S. killed his wife and used her phone afterwards to fake her continued existence.
A 42-year-old woman has gone missing on Sardinia, and her husband, a 43-year-old LKW driver from San Sperate, Cagliari, is under suspicion of having killed her. The Italian authorities arrested the man after his wife, Francesca D., was last seen in mid-May. However, after her disappearance, messages continued to be sent from her phone. Initially, the authorities were puzzled. Now, they suspect: Igor S. killed his wife and used her phone to send messages, pretending she was still alive.
Francesca D. was reported missing by her brother and a coworker in late May, as she hadn't shown up to work for several days. The police quickly ruled out suicide or voluntary disappearance and focused their investigation on her relationship with S. According to "Corriere della sera," there were soon indications that the marriage was in a difficult phase.
Moreover, it was suspicious that S. did not report his wife missing. He reportedly told the media that he believed his wife wanted to take a break to "think things over." He also reportedly sent similar messages to friends and family of D., using her phone.
The Trick of the Coworker
According to a report in "Corriere della sera," a coworker received a message from Francesca D., stating that she was "going away for a moment to clear her head." However, the call center where D. worked suddenly received her resignation, despite her coworkers and colleagues stating that she enjoyed her job. Strangely, D. always refused to speak to anyone on the phone.
The certainty that D. was unlikely to be the sender of the messages came from the trick of one of her coworkers, as reported by "Corriere della sera." He responded to the mysterious message and informed the supposed D. that another coworker had also resigned. However, the described coworker did not exist in reality. The response from D.'s phone, "That's too bad," was all the more suspicious.
Traces on the Internet
For the authorities, this was reportedly the proof that the SMS could not have come from D. Their suspicion immediately turned to her husband, S. Although D.'s phone has not been found yet, "traces that the suspect left in the Internet" led to his arrest. The investigators believe that S. sent emails and messages in his wife's name after he had killed her and hidden her body to cover up his crime.
A corpse was not found in this case. In addition, S. swears his innocence. "There is no evidence that it was a murder case," said his defense attorney Carlo D. to the local media. "And to this day, we have no evidence that our client used his wife's phone or sent the emails." The authorities searched the house of the couple, who have been living together since 2012, as well as their cars in detail. S. has been in investigative detention since his arrest.
The international news outlet, "Corriere della sera," reported that the matter of Francesca D.'s disappearance in Sardinia, Italy, has taken a disturbing turn. Authorities now suspect that her husband, Igor S., may have committed both murder and manslaughter, as they believe he used her phone to send messages pretending she was still alive.
Despite his wife's absence since mid-May, Igor S. continued to send messages from Francesca D.'s phone, leading investigators to believe that they were dealing with a complex international crime.
