Niccolo Mainoni

In other words, if Calvi had actually walked on the scaffolding on his own, he should have had microscopic flecks of paint in his shoes. But guess what? They weren't there. There was nothing, which meant if Calvi had hanged himself below the bridge, he'd magically flown there.

In other words, if Calvi had actually walked on the scaffolding on his own, he should have had microscopic flecks of paint in his shoes. But guess what? They weren't there. There was nothing, which meant if Calvi had hanged himself below the bridge, he'd magically flown there.

If Calvi didn't swim to the bridge and he didn't climb down from the top, then Gallup felt very confident that he didn't kill himself. But also her tests and reenactments convinced her that it would have been impossible for someone to carry Calvi over the side of the bridge onto the scaffolding.

If Calvi didn't swim to the bridge and he didn't climb down from the top, then Gallup felt very confident that he didn't kill himself. But also her tests and reenactments convinced her that it would have been impossible for someone to carry Calvi over the side of the bridge onto the scaffolding.

So that left one solitary route, one where Calvi was knocked out and led to his final resting place via boat. But there's one big hurdle here, and that is that back in 1982, detectives couldn't find any physical marks of violence or traces of poison or sedation on Calvi. So was even this route a no-go? Would Gallup eliminate all four options? Not so fast.

So that left one solitary route, one where Calvi was knocked out and led to his final resting place via boat. But there's one big hurdle here, and that is that back in 1982, detectives couldn't find any physical marks of violence or traces of poison or sedation on Calvi. So was even this route a no-go? Would Gallup eliminate all four options? Not so fast.

It's not that they didn't find any sedation. It's that they didn't really look. There was no thorough sweep that might have caught traces of chloroform, for example. And as Gallup continued examining the clues, a final piece of evidence really caught her eye. Calvi's underwear.

It's not that they didn't find any sedation. It's that they didn't really look. There was no thorough sweep that might have caught traces of chloroform, for example. And as Gallup continued examining the clues, a final piece of evidence really caught her eye. Calvi's underwear.

Previously, the hasty coroner had basically concluded his underwear's dirty. That's probably just from the river. But Gallup made her own way through the evidence. And yet again, something stuck out to her. the shape of the dirt stains on Calvi's body. These were no simple water stains.

Previously, the hasty coroner had basically concluded his underwear's dirty. That's probably just from the river. But Gallup made her own way through the evidence. And yet again, something stuck out to her. the shape of the dirt stains on Calvi's body. These were no simple water stains.

The way the silt had settled convinced Gallup that Roberto Calvi, in the last moments of his life, had sat in something.

The way the silt had settled convinced Gallup that Roberto Calvi, in the last moments of his life, had sat in something.

And it made her think that Calvi had sat on the wet floor of a boat with his legs out straight in front of him. Whether Calvi had been sedated and rode to the scaffolding or if he'd been held at gunpoint or tricked into getting on a boat and then strangled and at the last moment hung, Gallop couldn't say. But she could say this. God's banker had almost certainly been murdered.

And it made her think that Calvi had sat on the wet floor of a boat with his legs out straight in front of him. Whether Calvi had been sedated and rode to the scaffolding or if he'd been held at gunpoint or tricked into getting on a boat and then strangled and at the last moment hung, Gallop couldn't say. But she could say this. God's banker had almost certainly been murdered.

She shared her evidence with Calvi's son and then waited and waited. A year went by, then five, then 20 years passed. Calvi's death, his story, and the mysteries around it all faded. It became an unsolved puzzle and conspiracy fodder. My sources, my parents, even my friend Mario from episode one thought this would never get solved. And then, one day, Gallup got a call.

She shared her evidence with Calvi's son and then waited and waited. A year went by, then five, then 20 years passed. Calvi's death, his story, and the mysteries around it all faded. It became an unsolved puzzle and conspiracy fodder. My sources, my parents, even my friend Mario from episode one thought this would never get solved. And then, one day, Gallup got a call.

Because of her evidence, someone had finally been arrested for the murder of Roberto Calvi. That's next time on Shadow Kingdom. One of Italy's most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Switzerland.

Because of her evidence, someone had finally been arrested for the murder of Roberto Calvi. That's next time on Shadow Kingdom. One of Italy's most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Switzerland.

is a production of Crooked Media and Campside Media. It's hosted and reported by me, Niccolo Mainoni, with additional reporting by Simona Zecchi and Joe Hawthorne. The show is written by Joe Hawthorne, Ashley Ann Craigbaum, and me. Joe Hawthorne is our lead producer, and Ashley Ann Krugbaum is our managing producer. Tracy Samuelson is our story editor.

is a production of Crooked Media and Campside Media. It's hosted and reported by me, Niccolo Mainoni, with additional reporting by Simona Zecchi and Joe Hawthorne. The show is written by Joe Hawthorne, Ashley Ann Craigbaum, and me. Joe Hawthorne is our lead producer, and Ashley Ann Krugbaum is our managing producer. Tracy Samuelson is our story editor.