The Swiss Guard Massacre by Jacopo Pezzan and Giacomo Brunoro

The book by Jacopo Pezzan and Giacomo Brunoro (LA CASE Books, 2024) provided presents a detailed analysis of the 1998 Vatican Swiss Guard massacre, focusing on the murder of Commander Alois Estermann and his wife, and the subsequent death of Corporal Cedric Tornay. The book explores the various hypotheses on the dynamics of the crime, analyzing the evidence and statements collected during the investigation, and questioning the official version according to which Tornay killed Estermann and his wife in a fit of madness and then committed suicide. Several alternative theories are then analyzed, including a possible internal Vatican settling of scores, an action orchestrated by Opus Dei, or the presence of a secret agent of the Stasi, highlighting the contradictions and inconsistencies that emerge from the reconstruction of the case. The text concludes with an overall assessment of the case, highlighting the numerous questions still unresolved and the central role played by Tornay's mother, Muguette Baudat, in the search for the truth.