They analyze the bone remains in the Vatican in the case of …

The Vatican today began the badysis of the remains of the ossuary of its German cemetery in order to find the bodies of the princesses who were not their tombs, opened during the search of the church. Emanuela Orlandi, a young woman who disappeared in 1983.

Acting spokesman for the Vatican, Alessandro Gisotti, announced that work had begun this morning in Rome and that the remains of the two ossuaries had been badyzed. Nearby are the tombs where it was thought that the princesses were Sofia von Hohenlohe and Carlota Federica of Mecklenburg, who died in 1836 and 1840 respectively.

The sarcophagi were opened on July 11 in the search operations of the teenage girl Orlandi, aged 15 when she disappeared in 1983. According to an anonymous letter, the body of the daughter of one Vatican employee was present.

However, when they were opened, they were found empty and that is why we are now searching for both princesses because it is thought that they could be moved to a post-burial site.

"The remains were badyzed and studied in situ by Professor Giovanni Arcudi and his team, in the presence of the trusted expert appointed by the Orlandi family, in accordance with internationally recognized protocols, "explained Gisotti.

The work was extended by six hours and the remains were subjected to a first evaluation. The tasks will resume next Saturday with a "deep morphological badysis".

The Vatican spokesman reiterated the availability of the Pontifical State to help the Orlandi family in their search in the German cemetery, "although it is based on a simple anonymous indication."

The Orlandi affair shocked Italy in June 1983. The disappearance of the girl led to several theories, such as the involvement of members of the Roman Curia, a presumed connection with the lorries. attack perpetrated by the Turkish Ali Agca against Pope John Paul II, or an action led by the mafia of Rome, known as the band of Magliana.