SF News One of the Two Marin County Men Imprisoned for a Cop Killing In Rome Released to House Arrest After Appeal The long, complicated saga of the two young men from Marin County who found themselves at the center of an international crime story five years ago has resolved, in part, for one of them — but this isn't making the victim's wife very happy.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Two Marin Men Jailed In Italy For Cop Killing Back In Court The two young men convicted for the 2019 murder of a Roman police officer are having their appeal heard; Visa has moved into its new offices in Mission Rock; and SF Pride puts out a statement saying there is "no Israeli float" in the Pride parade.
SF News [Updated] Young Bay Area Men Convicted of Killing Italian Cop Granted Retrial By High Court The two Bay Area men convicted of killing an Italian police officer in Rome in a weird drug deal gone bad four years ago faced Italy's highest court this week, and the court is now deliberating in what is their final chance to appeal their convictions.
SF News Italian Appeals Court Reduces Sentences for Bay Area Men Convicted In Cop Killing An appeals court in Rome has reduced the sentences of two young men from the Bay Area who were convicted last year in the July 2019 killing of a Roman Carabinieri (policeman), but both will still serve over 20 years in prison.
SF News Appeal Begins Thursday In Case of Bay Area Men Convicted of Killing Roman Police Officer The sordid and sad tale of Bay Area teens Gabriel Natale-Hjorth and Finnegan Lee Elder — now in their early 20s and in prison in Rome — will enter a new chapter Thursday as their 2021 murder conviction comes up for appeal.
SF News Verdict Reached In Italian Murder Trial of Bay Area Youths: Both Convicted, Given Life Sentences The two young men accused in the July 2019 fatal stabbing of a police officer in Rome were found guilty of murder by a jury on Wednesday and given the harshest sentences possible.
SF News Trial of Bay Area Men Accused In 2019 Stabbing of Police Officer In Rome Concludes This Week The legal proceedings stemming from a tragic incident in July 2019 in Rome involving two teenagers from the Bay Area are still ongoing due to the pandemic, and this week, defense attorneys will present their closing arguments.
SF News New Research Suggests COVID-19 Was Circulating in Italy in September 2019 Adding further evidence to theories that China kept the coronavirus and a spreading epidemic of flu-like symptoms hidden from the world for several months before disclosing what was happening, Italian researchers found COVID antibodies in study participants dating back to September of last year.
SF News Police May Have Buried Evidence in Marin Kids’ Italian Murder Trial Graphic courtroom testimony caused emotional outbursts in Rome, but the two NorCal youngsters accused of killing an Italian cop have an emerging defense of a police cover-up.
SF News Bay Area Men Accused In Italian Cop Killing Go to Trial In Rome The two young American men suspected in the stabbing death of a Carabinieri paramilitary officer in Rome last July began their trial today, and one or both of them face possible life sentences in Italian prison.
SF News Italian Police Charged for Blindfolding Marin County Teen and Leaking the Photos Two Italian officers were charged for unlawfully blindfolding and releasing pictures of the 18-year-old suspect, and another officer’s false statements could upend the prosecution.
SF News Parents of Teen Accused in Murder of Italian Officer Say He Is 'Remorseful' Over a week since 35-year-old Italian police officer Mario Cerciello-Rega was fatally stabbed in Rome, the parents of suspect Finn Elder are ready to talk, and they say their son is "remorseful and scared."
SF News Teen Accused In Killing Italian Cop Was Known To Attend 'Fight Nights' In SF, Injured Fellow High School Student More details have emerged from acquaintances and family members about Finnegan Elder, the 19-year-old who's accused in the killing of a 35-year-old Italian police officer last Friday. And it sounds like he has a history of courting violence.
SF News 19-Year-Old Bay Area Man Jailed In Italy For Cop Killing Claims Self-Defense The 19-year-old primary suspect in the Friday killing of 35-year-old Italian police officer Mario Cerciello Rega in Rome has told a judge in the case that he acted in self-defense.
SF News Two 19-Year-Olds From San Francisco Jailed In Italy For Stabbing Policeman A pair of 19-year-old men from San Francisco have reportedly confessed to the fatal stabbing of a police officer in Italy, following an alleged scuffle over a bag that belonged to a drug dealer.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Today at 12:30 PM: Sing Happy Birthday to Italy, Get Free Cake Sorry for the last minute notice, but those who are already in the Union Square area could still benefit from this tip provided by FuncheapSF. Emporio Rulli Il Caffé, the Italian pastry, cafe,
misc New Da Vinci Artwork Discovered The first previously unknown work by Leonardo Da Vinci to be discovered in a hundred years, a 13-by-10-inch chalk, ink and pencil drawing being called "La Bella Principessa," has been identified via fingerprint
SF News Italy Quake Reminds You to Get Prepared. Now. A 6.3 earthquake killed more than 150 people in central Italy, making it the deadliest quake to hit the country in nearly three decades. According to reports, 10,000 to 15,000
Arts & Entertainment L'Orchestra Di Piazza Vittorio -- Movie And Performance We love it when events combine movies and music! So check out The Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio, a documentary about the creation of a multi-ethnic world music orchestra from Italy. Diverse residents of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews András Schiff Someone told us a story of a famous pianist who believed in bringing culture to the people, and went to a factory in Italy to give a lecture in front of a piano.
Arts & Entertainment Nolita Uses Anorexic Model In Ads That headline doesn't seem like news, but this model appears to be of a different eating-disorder variety. (Think The Insider-anorexic, not Anna Wintour-anorexic) Anyway, SF Fashion Week -- which came and went without
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Audiofly: Euroduo (England's Anthony Middleton and Italy's Luca Saporito) throw down here in the states. Expect lots of basslines, techno-ness, and Italian-pop. Music starts at 9 p.m. Mighty,119 Utah (at
misc Fallen Idol, Mate: Sydney Falls, San Francisco Climbs Oh dear God. Sydney, Australia has locked itself in the bathroom with a razorblade, threatening to cut its wrist, because you just totally don‘t understand them. It seems after an eight-year high
SF News Swells By The Numbers Total number of people pictured in this week's Swells society column: 67. Total number of people pictured whom we recognize: 4 (including Molly Sims and her BFF Jennifer Siebel.) Minority count: 4 (5.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink 3 Questions For A Gelato Slinger The other day, we told you our impressions of Naia Gelateria (nutshell: pretty good overall; you should particularly dig it if you enjoy having a ton of varieties to choose from). We wanted
