Alessandro Coatti: Tributes to London scientist after body found dismembered in Colombia

A Dutchman has died mysteriously in the Colombian city of Montería. Our compatriot was found dead in his hotel room. He had previously been noticed at other locations in the city because of his behavior.

Killing of scientist found dismembered in Colombia ‘may have been a case of mistaken identity’

Investigators from Italy are travelling to Colombia to help uncover why a UK-based scientist was killed and some of his remains found in a suitcase in a Caribbean city.

By Ivonne Valdes, Hira Humayun and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN An Italian scientist was found dead in Colombia, according to local authorities, after finding several fragments of a body on a trail in the coastal city of Santa Marta on Sunday. City police indicated that his investigation revealed that a bracelet found in the remains belonged to Alessandro Coatti, a biologist who had recently taken a trip to South America. Later, more remains were fou…

Tributes to murdered British scientist as dismembered body parts found in suitcase

Alessandro Coatti, who worked at the Royal Society of Biology for eight years, was killed and his body parts were found in a suitcase in Santa Marta, Colombia

Italian scientist’s remains found in Colombia spark multinational investigation

Local authorities discovered several pieces of a human body lying on a path in the coastal city of Santa Marta on Sunday.

According to the Italian prosecutor's office, the Italian biologist may have been mistaken for someone else, making him a victim of a gang war.