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The Murri crime is one of the most famous crime stories in early twentieth-century Italy. On September 2, 1902, in Bologna, the lifeless body of Count Francesco Bonmartini was found in his apartment at Via Mazzini 39. The Murri family, one of the most respected and well-known in the city, was engulfed in scandal. The investigations led to the discovery of a plot orchestrated by Linda Murri, exasperated by her husband's mistreatment, with the complicity of her brother Tullio. The trial that followed captured public attention and ended with heavy sentences, although the protagonists were pardoned in the following years. This case is emblematic of the conflict between aristocratic Bologna and the new modernity, marking an era of profound social and cultural change.