Pietro Agnelli

Pietro Agnelli was the victim in When Shadows Fall (Case #5 of World Edition).

Profile
Pietro was a Catholic priest next-in-line to become the pope, and held a radio talk-show with Sister Beppa. At the time of his death, he was wearing a black priests robe.

Murder Details
Pietro was found at the Piazza di Spagna with a Promethian symbol branded into his chest. Angela Douglas confirmed that he was killed with a branding iron, but not in the way the player and Carmen Martinez thought. Pietro's heart stopped with the shock of being branded. She managed to find traces of the killer's spit in the wound, and the spit held traces of ingredients used to make cappuccino. This meant that Pietro's killer drinks cappuccino.

Killer and Motives
The killer was revealed to be a Promethian monk known as Brother Klaus Weissmann.

Klaus had initially rebutted against the player’s accusations, saying that Father Agnelli had changed his life. However, Carmen questioned the monk if taking off his Promethian necklace was not enough to discriminate him as the future Pope’s killer, and she listed the pieces of evidence the player had gathered throughout the investigation. As a Promethian, Klaus claimed that the cult disagreed with Agnelli becoming the next Pope and thus becoming an obstacle in their path. Klaus had rather preferred Cardinal Salieri to succeed the ailing Pope as he had suited the cult’s needs much more than Agnelli would have, and he claimed that the Cardinal was a friend needed in the Vatican. Carmen had enough, and thus she sent Klaus to trial.

Judge Nigel Adaku wanted more information as to why the Promethians had preferred Salieri as the next Pope and promised Klaus that his sentence would be more lenient if the latter cooperated. Klaus refused to talk about the cult’s master plan, and thus the court sentenced him to 25 years in prison.

Case Appearances

 * When Shadows Fall (Case #5 of World Edition)