Milena Sutter, 13 years old, disappears in Genoa (North Italy) on Thursday 6 May 1971, after leaving the Swiss School she was attending.
His lifeless body was found two weeks later – Thursday 20 May – off the beach of Priaruggia, in the east of Genoa.
The only person suspected and investigated, at least officially, is Lorenzo Bozano, 25 years old.
Journalists called him the “blonde man with the red sport car”. He is neither blond nor skinny.
Acquitted in 1973, in the first instance, Bozano was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1975, in the appeal process.
This magazine is dedicated to the case of Milena Sutter and to the case of Lorenzo Bozano.
This magazine is the result of a university research – expressed here in informative form – on the subject of crime, justice and the media.
The criminologist Laura Baccaro and Maurizio Corte, journalist and media analyst, wrote the book (in Italian) Il Biondino della Spider Rossa on the case. Crime, justice and the media.
The research is conducted by the cultural association ProsMedia, under the scientific coordination of Maurizio Corte, within the Intercultural Studies Center of the University of Verona.
The book about the criminal case
Investigative Journalism and Mass media analysis. There is a book, in Italian language, which investigates the case of Milena Sutter and Lorenzo Bozano. The title of the book is“Il Biondino della Spider Rossa. Crimine, giustizia e media”, Cacucci editore, Bari, 2018. You can translate it in English “The Blond with the Red Sports Car. Crime, justice and the media”. The
The “Monster”: who is the Perfect Culprit
Milena Sutter’s kidnapping and murder. Genoa (Italy), 1971, May 6th. The story that I ‘m going to tell you it’s about a young man, born in Genoa (Italy), in 1945, whose name is Lorenzo Bozano. He is twenty-five years old when his life completely changes because of a dreadful event. Lorenzo was charged with the kidnapping of Milena Sutter, a
Milena Sutter, the nightmare comes true
Milena Sutter’s criminal case. Her body found by two fishermen. What had happened? On May 20, 1971 two friends decided to go fishing in Priaruggia, district of Genoa (Italy). They took to the open sea as the sun went down; the afternoon was quiet and warm. The silence was interrupted only by the peaceful noise of the sea. The two
Life in Italy in the early ’70s
The complex historical-cultural setting in Italy where the Sutter-Bozano case took place. Are you interested in deepening the social context around the events you learn from newspapers? Sometimes it’s important to carry out research into time and place to better understand the reasons behind some facts. You need to know the exact places and the atmosphere at the time of
Italy, 1971: the vanished girl and the (alleged) culprit
The cold case of a strange kidnapping. And a lot of mistery. There’s a story that you need to know. If you are interested in criminal cases. Or if you think that reality sometimes exceeds a novelist’s fantasy. What story? This one. North Italy, 1971, May 6th. The alleged kidnapping of a girl shakes Genoa and Italy in 1971. It
Evidences for the prosecution of Lorenzo Bozano
Every murderer has his motive, every motive hides a secret. What’s the secret behind Lorenzo Bozano’s prosecution? Building a criminal case means reconstructing the history of events, which have affected the affair. The chain of events is put together by the collection of evidences against the alleged culprit. Why do you need evidences to understand a criminal case? Because behind