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Case #17

kidnapping

Case Description

Paolo Rodengo, and a large gang of accomplices are accused of plotting and attempting to kidnap Signora Ottavia Rodenga, a noblewoman of high standing.

Date & Time

Date
June 4, 1615
Year
1615

Location

Address
Brescia - (street)
City
Brescia
Location Description
strada piccola of Buffalora?

People Involved

Victim(s)

  • Ottavia Rondenga

gentlewoman of of excellent fame and condition

Perpetrator(s)

  • Paolo Rodengo

Crime Details

Weapon
short arquebuses
Motive
forced marriage to obtain victims property
Fatality
No

Legal Information

Trial Phase
order for capture
Convicted
No
Pardoned
No
Sentence Enforced
No
Arbitration
No

Sources

Archival Location
ASV, X, Criminali