Vatican remains not those of two girls who disappeared in 1983Human remains found at property in Rome owned by the Vatican belonged to an ancient Roman man and not to either of two teenage girls missing since the early 1980s, authorities have said. The discovery of the remains in October raised hopes of a breakthrough in the cases of Mirella Gregori and Emanuela Orlandi, both of whom were 15 when they disappeared within weeks of each other in 1983. Initial reports suggested tests on the remains showed they were those of a woman. But investigators closed the case on Friday, saying the remains belonged to a man who died of natural causes between AD90 and AD230. The first report came from the Italian news agency Ansa, which cited a Vatican source as saying the remains could belong to Emanuela.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2019 17:53 UTC