Hammer, secret agenda, and three weeks of impunity

Hammer, secret agenda, and three weeks of impunity: The homicide of Alessandra MatusiGiovanni Padovani sat next to the shattered body he had just struck with a hammer and bat. He did not flee. He did not hide. He simply waited. A woman reported her aggressor to the police on August 1, 2022, and died at his hands exactly three weeks later - without legal protection, without precautionary measures, without brakes.In this episode, we explore how a phone and a secret agenda reveal premeditation step by step: searches about where to strike to cause maximum damage, lists of materials dated three days before, and a letter declaring homicidal intent seven weeks before the crime. Key contradictions emerge between the defense of insanity and expert evaluations that prove total criminal calculation. How could the system fail so completely?Victim: Alessandra Matusi Date: August 23, 2022 Location: Bologna, Italy Status: Sentenced to life imprisonment (February 2024) - Giovanni searched online for "where a person hit bleeds the least" and "best place to hide next to a body" between June and July 2022. - His secret agenda contains a letter from July 2 stating that he will kill Alessandra and "will have a great motive" - seven weeks before the attack. - The list of materials prepared on August 20 (hammer, bat, ropes, handcuffs) was found three days after the crime in his vehicle along with stolen watches and hats. - Alessandra reported harassment on August 1; the prosecution opened a case but rejected precautionary measures, arguing that there was no "concrete risk of violence." Alessandra Matusi, Bologna 2022, premeditated murder, secret agenda, homicide searches, institutional negligence, domestic violence, femicide, criminal minds, harassment, forensic investigation, Spanish true crime If you want to listen to this podcast without ads and have access to premium episodes, we invite you to 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 associated 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, is prohibited without prior written authorization from OBOMEDIA. For permissions, licenses, and business inquiries, write to: [email protected] listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-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