Prosecutors in Civitavecchia are investigating Cardia for potential fraud, after a private investigator claimed that blood on the statue belonged to a pig. DNA tests conducted as part of the ...

The statue, which was mounted in a glass case ... triggering a fraud investigation by prosecutors in the port city of Civitavecchia. They ordered lab tests from forensic geneticist Emiliano ...

Now, a trial may be heading Cardia's way, after prosecutors in nearby Civitavecchia say DNA testing has come back showing the blood supposedly from the statue was actually her own. Authorities ...