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And Fabio's blood was found in the bedroom, meaning the killing happened first. And only after that did the bedroom get tossed. The blood told the story. This wasn't a burglary gone wrong. It was a murder gone right.
And Fabio's blood was found in the bedroom, meaning the killing happened first. And only after that did the bedroom get tossed. The blood told the story. This wasn't a burglary gone wrong. It was a murder gone right.
A couple of weeks after Fabio's murder, Monica paid tribute to his positive energy via Instagram in honor of their 20th wedding anniversary. My heavy heart misses you. I am forever thankful for these short 20 years. I know what you were saying right at this moment. Chin up. Charge the mountain. Semantilli power. They had plans to return to Canada and grow old together.
A couple of weeks after Fabio's murder, Monica paid tribute to his positive energy via Instagram in honor of their 20th wedding anniversary. My heavy heart misses you. I am forever thankful for these short 20 years. I know what you were saying right at this moment. Chin up. Charge the mountain. Semantilli power. They had plans to return to Canada and grow old together.
Instead, that February, Fabio went home for the last time. From Los Angeles, back to Toronto.
Instead, that February, Fabio went home for the last time. From Los Angeles, back to Toronto.
Fabio's niece, Stephanie, was overcome by it all.
Fabio's niece, Stephanie, was overcome by it all.
On the other side of North America, detectives were waiting for the results of the unknown blood sample found in Fabio's Porsche. Presumably, it came from one of his killers. Crime Scene Techs had uploaded the DNA profile of that blood to CODIS, the National Criminal DNA Database. How often when you submit a blood sample do you get a hit back from CODIS?
On the other side of North America, detectives were waiting for the results of the unknown blood sample found in Fabio's Porsche. Presumably, it came from one of his killers. Crime Scene Techs had uploaded the DNA profile of that blood to CODIS, the National Criminal DNA Database. How often when you submit a blood sample do you get a hit back from CODIS?
And this was one of those times. And this was one of those times. Three weeks after the murder, on Valentine's Day, a match. For detectives, a sweet gift.
And this was one of those times. And this was one of those times. Three weeks after the murder, on Valentine's Day, a match. For detectives, a sweet gift.
It came back to a man who'd spent time behind bars. Why was he in the system?
It came back to a man who'd spent time behind bars. Why was he in the system?
Who was this man? And why would a sex offender want Fabio Cementilli dead? Less than a month after Fabio Cimentelli's murder, LAPD detectives got a break. A DNA hit that identified a man they believed was one of Fabio's killers. He was a convicted sex offender, and his name? Robert Baker. Robert Baker is a name you've heard before.
Who was this man? And why would a sex offender want Fabio Cementilli dead? Less than a month after Fabio Cimentelli's murder, LAPD detectives got a break. A DNA hit that identified a man they believed was one of Fabio's killers. He was a convicted sex offender, and his name? Robert Baker. Robert Baker is a name you've heard before.
That's right, Robert Baker, whose blood was in Fabio's Porsche, was Rob, the guy in the imitation leather jacket, the one Monica's mom thought was preying on a new widow. Right after the memorial, a family friend passed his name to investigators and also reported some behavior she thought was odd.
That's right, Robert Baker, whose blood was in Fabio's Porsche, was Rob, the guy in the imitation leather jacket, the one Monica's mom thought was preying on a new widow. Right after the memorial, a family friend passed his name to investigators and also reported some behavior she thought was odd.