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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Francis Louie C. Añiga

Why Was Italian Football Journalist Luca Esposito Killed? Investigators Probe Whether His Work Was a Motive

Italian football journalist Luca Esposito was found shot and burned in Salerno, Italy (Credit: Screenshot from damorafilippo Instagram)

Italian football journalist Luca Esposito was found shot and burned in a remote field near Eboli in the southern Italian province of Salerno on Sunday 19 July, in a suspected murder that has triggered a major homicide inquiry and urgent questions over whether his work may have played a part in his killing.

The 53-year-old, whose legal first name was Luigi, went missing on Saturday night after friends lost contact with him. In the early hours of Sunday, firefighters were called to tackle a blaze on farmland at Bivio Cioffi, outside Eboli.

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