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Marta Russo was a 22-year-old student at the Faculty of Law at the Sapienza University of Rome, was killed within the University grounds; her death was the centre of a complex court case that garnered huge media attention owing to the lack of substantial evidence and motive. On 9 May 1997, at 11.35 a 0.22 calibre bullet hit Marta Russo while she walked with a friend on the university's grounds, in a driveway located between the faculties of Statistical Sciences, Law and Political Science. The girl was transported to the nearby Policlinico Umberto I, but she died on May 14 without regaining consciousness.〔Kennedy, Frances. ("A perfect crime: Killer on campus" ), ''The Independent'', 1999-03-27. Retrieved on 2009-07-08.〕 Forensic tests showed traces of gunpowder on the sill of a window on the second floor, a reading room in the legal philosophy department. The circle tightened around the 25 or so people who often used the room to consult textbooks or use computers. Telephone records identified one person, Gabriella Alletto, in the room, and that person after conflicting testimony, implicated Giovanni Scattone age 31, and Salvatore Ferraro, age 32, who were junior lecturers in the legal philosophy department of Rome's La Sapienza University. Neither had a criminal record nor a reason to murder Ms Russo. In June 1999, Giovanni Scattone was convicted of the involuntary manslaughter of Russo, and Salvatore Ferraro was convicted of aiding and abetting Scattone.〔Kennedy, Frances. ("It was the perfect crime. So who made the fatal error?" ), ''The Independent'', 1999-06-08. Retrieved on 2009-07-08.〕 ==Media attention== The case gained huge attention in the media, owing to the apparent indiscriminate nature in which the victim was targeted.〔Hooper, John. ("Case of the perfect pointless murder grips Italy" ), ''The Guardian'', 1999-02-13. Retrieved on 2009-07-08.〕 The public was so interested that court proceedings were broadcast live on radio. Campus killings were unheard of in Italy, leading to parents of students being so scared for their children that they insisted on them wearing motorcycle helmets while outside.〔 More than 10,000 students attended Russo's funeral, joined by the Prime Minister and other dignitaries. The Pope sent a message of condolence. Academics were banned from speaking directly to the press.〔THES Editorial. ("Gagging order sticks in academic craw" ), ''Times Higher Education Supplement'', 1997-08-08. Retrieved on 2009-07-08.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murder of Marta Russo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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