
Fast forward to March 2022. A passer by, is the one who had found her after she had been murdered. Maltesi's body had been cut into 15 pieces, frozen, and wrapped in garbage bags. Investigators identified her through her tattoos, despite her face being burnt. The search led authorities to Davide Fontana, Maltesi's neighbor, who confessed to the murder. According to Fontana, the murder occurred during the filming of a violent sex tape in January 2022, when he brutally assaulted and killed her, later dismembering her body and disposing of it in the Borno Highlands.
After the murder, Fontana continued to use Maltesi’s phone to create the illusion that she was still alive, even paying her rent and messaging her friends and family. He was eventually arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated murder, dismemberment, and desecration of a corpse. The case shocked Italy, especially since Maltesi was a single mother. The trial attracted widespread attention, and updates continue to be shared on social media.