Bruzzone Roberta

Roberta Bruzzone was born on July 1, 1973, in Finale Ligure, in the province of Savona. The daughter of a police officer, since she was a child, she has said that she showed curiosity and was fascinated by mysterious and abandoned places. In this regard, in an interview, she revealed: “Instead of being afraid of the bogeyman, I went looking for him”.

After graduation, she moved to Turin, where she obtained a degree in clinical psychology with the highest honors and specialized in forensic psychopathology at the University of Genoa. However, her education in the field continued in the United States, focusing on criminology.

She began working as a forensic psychologist and criminologist, dealing with various criminal cases in Italy. She was involved as a consultant in the case of the disappearance of Denise Pipitone, the almost 4-year-old girl from Mazara del Vallo in Sicily, who has been missing since 2004, and the Erba massacre, the multiple murders of Raffaella Castagna, her son Youssef Marzouk, her mother Paola Galli, and neighbor Valeria Cherubini, for which Angela Rosa Bazzi and Olindo Romano were convicted.

However, she became very well known primarily for her involvement in the investigation into the Avetrana murder case, the murder of the teenager Sarah Scazzi. Bruzzone was appointed as the defense consultant for Michele Misseri. Later, she was called to testify against Misseri, stating that during a prison interview, the man had accused his daughter Sabrina of committing the murder. Misseri then accused the psychologist and her lawyer, Galoppa, of pressuring him to assign responsibility for the incident to his daughter.

In 2009, she founded and became the director of CSI Academy, which focuses on training and consulting in forensic sciences and investigative criminology. She is also a lecturer in Investigative Criminology at the University of Niccolò Cusano and in Investigative Psychology, Criminology, and Forensic Sciences at the University LUM Jean Monnet of Bari.

Because of her expertise in criminology, Roberta Bruzzone began being invited as an opinionist and also as a host on various TV programs. Her debut on television came thanks to Maurizio Costanzo, who invited her to his show “La macchina della verità”, recognizing her potential as a professional. She later became the author and presenter of “La scena del crimine”, which aired on the local network GBR – Teleroma 56, and hosted “Donne Mortali”, broadcast for three editions on Real Time. For a time, she was also a regular guest on “Porta a Porta”, the program hosted by Bruno Vespa on Rai Uno, and took part as an opinionist on daytime shows such as “Ore 14” and “La vita in diretta”.

The skills she acquired in the field, combined with her excellent communication abilities, led Bruzzone to try her hand at writing several books. In 2007, she published “Chi è Unabomber” with Marco Strano and Danilo Coppe. In 2012, she wrote “Chi è l’assassino. Diario di una criminologa”, followed the next year by “Segreti di famiglia. Il delitto di Sarah Scazzi. Le prove, i depistaggi e le lacrime di plastica”, and “State of Florida vs Enrico Forti. Il grande abbaglio”. In 2016, she published “Il lato oscuro dei social media. Nuovi scenari di rischio, nuovi predatori, nuove strategie di tutela”, followed by “Delitti allo specchio. I casi di Perugia e Garlasco a confronto oltre ogni ragionevole dubbio”. In 2018, she released “Io non ci sto più. Consigli pratici per riconoscere un manipolatore affettivo e liberarsene”. In 2022, she made her film debut, portraying herself in “(Im)perfetti criminali”.