SABRINA MINARDI, FORMER PARTNER OF MAGLIANA GANG BOSS, DIES AGED 65

BOLOGNA, ITALY • Sabrina Minardi, the ex-wife of footballer Bruno Giordano and long-time partner of Enrico De Pedis, known as "Renatino," the boss of the notorious Banda della Magliana, has died at 65. Minardi played a crucial role as a key witness in the Emanuela Orlandi disappearance case, with her statements leading to a second investigation into the Vatican girl's fate in 2006.

Bologna, Italy, March 8, 2025 – 3:10 PM – Sabrina Minardi, former wife of footballer Bruno Giordano and the historical partner of Enrico De Pedis, known as "Renatino," the boss of the infamous Banda della Magliana crime gang, has passed away at the age of 65. Minardi, who played a fundamental role in the Emanuela Orlandi disappearance case, died yesterday in the province of Bologna. She was one of the most controversial witnesses in the mystery surrounding the girl who vanished from Vatican City over 40 years ago; it was thanks to her declarations that a second investigation into the case was opened in 2006.

Post Shared by Pietro Orlandi

"She died peacefully, like someone who knows they have told the truth," wrote journalist Raffaella Notariale in a Facebook post announcing Minardi's death. "She passed away after having been to the hairdresser, she had made herself blonde and beautiful because she was waiting for her greatest loved ones. Sabrina died in her sleep... and I am humanly and professionally sorry. Not one, but a thousand insights she offered that most did not want to grasp. Not least the Inquiry Commission on the Emanuela Orlandi case... What were you waiting for, Your Excellencies?" The post was also shared by Pietro Orlandi, the brother of the missing girl, who has never stopped searching for truth and justice.

The Orlandi Case and Drug Arrests

Due to her close relationship with the Magliana gang boss, whom she met in a Rome club in 1982, Sabrina Minardi was able to recount many details related to Emanuela Orlandi's disappearance, thus becoming one of the most credible witnesses in the affair and leading to the reopening of the case. In 1994, Minardi was indicted on charges of criminal conspiracy aimed at inducing and exploiting aggravated prostitution. Then, in 2010, she was arrested again, and a pre-trial detention order was issued against her for drug-related offenses.