"World peace" hitcher found murdered in Turkey

Post by **Vympel** » 2008-04-12 11:10am

'World peace' hitcher is murdered

An Italian woman artist who was hitch-hiking to the Middle East dressed as a bride to promote world peace has been found murdered in Turkey.

The naked body of Giuseppina Pasqualino di Marineo, 33, known as Pippa Bacca, was found in bushes near the city of Gebze on Friday.

She had said she wanted to show that she could put her trust in the kindness of local people.

Turkish police say they have detained a man in connection with the killing.

Reports say the man led the police to the body.

Autopsy

Ms di Marineo was hitch-hiking from Milan to Lebanon with a fellow artist on their "Brides on Tour" project.

They had separated in Istanbul, planning to reunite in Beirut.

Ms di Marineo was last seen on 31 March in Gebze.

An Italian embassy official told the Associated Press news agency police tracked the man when he put a new SIM card into Ms di Marineo's mobile phone.

Local media identified the suspect only by the initials MK and said he had a previous conviction for theft.

Ms di Marineo's sister, who had gone to Turkey to look for her, identified the body. An autopsy is being conducted in Istanbul.

"Her travels were for an artistic performance and to give a message of peace and of trust, but not everyone deserves trust," another sister, Maria, told the Italian news agency, Ansa.

Anguirus · Post by **Anguirus** » 2008-04-12 11:46am

...I'm not sure there are any words for this.

Kronos · Post by **Kronos** » 2008-04-12 11:47am

This is sad... And yet Incredibly Ironic.

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-04-12 02:41pm

I don't know. It seems like an incredibly naive and stupid idea. It is too bad she got killed, but really, she should have known better.
There is a reason why parents tell their kids not to talk to strangers. No matter how many nice and loving ones you meet, there is ALWAYS going to be that one.

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2008-04-12 03:17pm

havokeff wrote:I don't know. It seems like an incredibly naive and stupid idea. It is too bad she got killed, but really, she should have known better.
There is a reason why parents tell their kids not to talk to strangers. No matter how many nice and loving ones you meet, there is ALWAYS going to be that one.

Indeed. I wanted to post something of the sort earlier but didn't want to come off sounding like a cold hearted prick. Not saying she deserves to be murdered, yet there is something to be said about risk assessment.

Darth Raptor · Post by **Darth Raptor** » 2008-04-12 03:27pm

So, if I'm ever in Turkey and find a corpse I *shouldn't* notify the police?

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2008-04-12 03:37pm

Darth Raptor wrote:So, if I'm ever in Turkey and find a corpse I *shouldn't* notify the police?

What the hell are you talking about?

TheKwas · Post by **TheKwas** » 2008-04-12 03:41pm

He misread the article.

He read:

Turkish police say they have detained a man in connection with the killing.

Reports say the man led the police to the body.

and thought that the man led the police to the body before he was arrested. Actually, it later states that he was arrested because he stole her phone, meaning that he led the police to the body after he was arrested.

Post by **Edi** » 2008-04-12 03:47pm

Not surprising. Sad, but entirely predictable. The idea ofa lone woman hitchhiking through a place like Turkey and the rest of the Middle East is one of the stupidest I've heard in a long time for a lot of reasons. Still a shame.

Post by **K. A. Pital** » 2008-04-12 03:48pm

It's always sad to see hikers die because of the risks connected with that way of travelling

i hiked myself. I use rail mostly now, because I feel that my life's invaluable to someone I love too.

Russia is actually huge on hiking, so many hikers here and hiker clubs, communities and internet websites. Despite Russia becoming a very high risk environment, those hiker guys just like froze in time from the 1980s..

Darth Raptor · Post by **Darth Raptor** » 2008-04-12 03:49pm

Yeah, I totally read that wrong.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2008-04-12 03:53pm

Darth Raptor wrote:So, if I'm ever in Turkey and find a corpse I *shouldn't* notify the police?

No, if you're in Turkey don't think they can't track down phones just because they're not a developed country.

An Italian embassy official told the Associated Press news agency police tracked the man when he put a new SIM card into Ms di Marineo's mobile phone.

The guy who killed her took her phone, and had his ass nailed when he tried to use it. He probably figures he's fucked so decided to cooperate with authorities as much as possible.

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-04-12 04:11pm

Knife wrote:Indeed. I wanted to post something of the sort earlier but didn't want to come off sounding like a cold hearted prick. Not saying she deserves to be murdered, yet there is something to be said about risk assessment.

I have no problem with it.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2008-04-12 06:39pm

It´s probably pretty safe to hike in Turkey. I doubt that a high percentage of people who hike there or similar areas get killed or have any problems. This was probably just bad luck and was reported by the media because it was an ironic case and interesting for readers. There´s no story behind hikers who don´t get into any trouble on their travels and they´re the majority.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2008-04-12 07:06pm

I think her key fuck-up was not hitch hiking but rather hitch hiking alone while wearing a wedding dress. It seems to me that going out of your way to bring attention to yourself is more likely to attract unsavoury characters. Especially considering that a lot of nice people who might have been helpful to her if she was wearing something normal, instead probably passed her by while muttering "weirdo" because of the dress.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2008-04-12 08:26pm

Anguirus wrote:...I'm not sure there are any words for this.

A hitchhiker was killed and you think it's some kind of special event? I could go anywhere and say 'I trust in the local people', but that doesn't magically protect me from murderers who want to steal my phone.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2008-04-12 08:29pm

Stark wrote: A hitchhiker was killed and you think it's some kind of special event? I could go anywhere and say 'I trust in the local people', but that doesn't magically protect me from murderers who want to steal my phone.

Apparently someone thinks that kind of mind-set buys them leverage. I find you live longer by underestimating human empathy, rather than the opposite.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2008-04-13 12:36am

Admiral Valdemar wrote:
Stark wrote:A hitchhiker was killed and you think it's some kind of special event? I could go anywhere and say 'I trust in the local people', but that doesn't magically protect me from murderers who want to steal my phone.
Apparently someone thinks that kind of mind-set buys them leverage. I find you live longer by underestimating human empathy, rather than the opposite.

If you believe in some sort of cosmic justice or karma, you might be able to convince yourself that your faith in human decency and your goodwill for others will be repaid. We realists, of course, know otherwise.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2008-04-13 01:18am

I live in a national park where nature has a way of reminding people that unlike civilization, natural selection is still enforced. Still a sad thing. However we tend to have a few dead/lost hikers every year in Yosemite, though murders seem to be very rare: 5 murders and 2 scuicides in the 13 years I've been here.

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-04-13 04:52am

5 murders in Yosemite? Really? I can imagine the suicides... a nice beautiful place to die and all, but what are the murders about?

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2008-04-13 05:03am

Again, I can almost understand why the centrist fucktards behind South Park hate lefties so much when I read stuff like this. A senseless waste of life like this, even a voluntary one conducted by a private citizen, accomplishes nothing and would have probably been less likely to happen if sentiments like "give peace a chance/all you need is love" had never caught on.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2008-04-13 09:04am

havokeff wrote:5 murders in Yosemite? Really? I can imagine the suicides... a nice beautiful place to die and all, but what are the murders about?

not to hijack

4 Serial Killer Cary Stayner
1 someone killed a neo-nazi Drug Dealer

Elaro · Post by **Elaro** » 2008-04-14 09:45pm

Darth Wong wrote: If you believe in some sort of cosmic justice or karma, you might be able to convince yourself that your faith in human decency and your goodwill for others will be repaid. We realists, of course, know otherwise.

Well, if you treat people like they're worth a crap, I find, makes them much nicer to you.

But, there is always a chance, I suppose.