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EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 25 MIN

The Mario Biondo case: the death that was closed as a suicide and reopened as a possible homicide

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The night Mario didn't come back: mystery in Madrid: The homicide of Mario Biondo May 30, 2013, apartment on Magdalena Street, Madrid. A domestic worker opens the door and finds the Sicilian cameraman hanging from a shelf with a scarf around his neck. The police close the case within hours: suicide. But ten years later, an Italian judge will say something very different. In this episode, we explore the three contradictory autopsies that reveal an impossible detail: a clot in the skull suggesting dragging after death, two unknown phones connected to the wifi that night, and data erased from the laptop after Mario was already dead. Raquel Sánchez Silva, his wife, admits to drug use in 2013 but denies it in 2014. How does an engineer cousin disappear from the attendance record at the anatomical institute? Victim: Mario Biondo Date: May 30, 2013 Location: Madrid, Spain Status: Closed case with no charges; homicide confirmed by Italian judge 2022 - Loose knot under the larynx, incompatible with voluntary self-placement according to Italian experts - Feet resting on the ground in partial suspension, biomechanical contradiction with accidental erotic play - Skull and stomach omitted in the first autopsy, serious breach of forensic protocol - Laptop password changed at 02:41 on May 31, six hours after the estimated time of death Mario Biondo, Madrid 2013, murder, investigation, forensic, mystery, hitman, justice, homicide, autopsies, corruption, 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 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

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