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Teen Vatican Citizen Vanished After Avon Approach
- Immanuela Orlandi vanished on 22 July 1983 after a man in a green BMW offered her an Avon-selling job outside her music school in Rome.
- Her family received anonymous calls, printed posters, and taunting tips while police initially treated it as a runaway case.
Terror Demand Looked Like A Manufactured Diversion
- Anonymous callers linked Orlandi's disappearance to Mehmet Ali Ağca, the 1981 assassin, demanding his release and sending staged evidence to Italian media.
- The tapes, a porn B-side, and delayed demands led investigators to suspect fabrication and distraction rather than an authentic terror plot.
Mob Boss Found Buried In Vatican Church
- A TV tip led journalists to find mob boss Enrico De Pedis buried in a Vatican-owned church crypt, prompting questions about a Vatican–mafia relationship.
- De Pedis’ ex-lover Sabrina Menardi later claimed De Pedis hid a drugged Immanuela in apartments and handed her to a priest in Vatican plates.