Nineteen-Year-Old Waits Seated as His Father Discovers What He Just Did

Nineteen-Year-Old Waits Seated as His Father Discovers What He Just Did: The Double Murder of Roberto SuccoApril 9, 1981, 10 PM in Mestre, northern Italy. A kitchen. A mother stabbed thirty-two times. Her nineteen-year-old son sits calmly waiting for his father to come home-knowing exactly what he will find.In this episode, we explore the psychiatric evaluation that failed to detect a predator, the five-year hospital stay that produced only the appearance of recovery, and the decision that opened a door no one thought to lock again. How could a maximum-security facility grant unsupervised leave to a double murderer, and what happened when he disappeared in 1986?Victim: Marisa Succo, Nazario SuccoDate: April 9, 1981Location: Mestre, Venice, ItalyStatus: Solved; Convicted- Thirty-two stab wounds inflicted by his own son, who then sat waiting for his father's return- Declared not guilty by reason of mental illness despite confessing without resistance- Transferred to Reggio Emilia psychiatric hospital with minimum ten-year sentence but released on unsupervised university leave after five years- Escaped May 15, 1986, leading to five confirmed murders across Italy and France within two yearsRoberto Succo, Mestre Venice 1981, double homicide, psychiatric hospital escape, serial killer Italy France, forensic failure, unsolved evaluation system, true crime EnglishTo listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected] listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.comOBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie