In Italy, half a century later, the investigation into the murder of director Pier Paolo Pasolini was renewed. The Rome prosecutor's office opened a new investigation into the murder of Pier Paolo Pasolini. The case was reopened 51 years after the attack on the Italian director. ANSA claims that a new witness has emerged in the case who "can provide" information to clarify the circumstances of the murder. The request to reopen the investigation in November 2025 was submitted by lawyer Stefano Macchioni, who represents the interests of the Lazio Region Journalist Association, director David Greco and writer Giovanni Giovanti. The petition was added in May 2026. Machioni claims that it was possible to collect new material on this case. Pasolini is an Italian film director, poet and publicist. Among his most famous films are "Mama Roma", "Big and Little Birds", "Pig's Fat or 120 Days of Sodom". The attack on Pasolini took place on November 2, 1975 in Ostia, near Rome. The police arrested the 17-year-old sex worker Pino Pelosi (Pasolini was openly gay), who confessed to the director's murder. He was sentenced to almost 10 years in prison. In 1983 he was released on parole. He later retracted his testimony and said that the manager was attacked by other people who called the manager a "dirty communist".

In Italy, half a century later, the investigation into the murder of director Pier Paolo Pasolini was renewed. The Rome prosecutor's office opened a new investigation into the murder of Pier Paolo Pasolini. The case was reopened 51 years after the attack on the Italian director. ANSA claims that a new witness has emerged in the case who "can provide" information to clarify the circumstances of the murder. The request to reopen the investigation in November 2025 was submitted by lawyer Stefano Macchioni, who represents the interests of the Lazio Region Journalist Association, director David Greco and writer Giovanni Giovanti. The petition was added in May 2026. Machioni claims that it was possible to collect new material on this case. Pasolini is an Italian film director, poet and publicist. Among his most famous films are "Mama Roma", "Big and Little Birds", "Pig's Fat or 120 Days of Sodom". The attack on Pasolini took place on November 2, 1975 in Ostia, near Rome. The police arrested the 17-year-old sex worker Pino Pelosi (Pasolini was openly gay), who confessed to the director's murder. He was sentenced to almost 10 years in prison. In 1983 he was released on parole. He later retracted his testimony and said that the manager was attacked by other people who called the manager a "dirty communist".