A Vatican prosecutor said on Thursday he had uncovered new evidence “deserving further investigation” in the case of the disappearance of a Vatican schoolgirl who was lost track of 40 years ago.

Emanuela Orlandi, the daughter of a Vatican minister, did not return home on June 22, 1983 after a music lesson in Rome. I was 15 years old and I lived in the Vatican. His disappearance it is one of Italy’s most enduring mysteries.

The case again attracted the attention of the world community after the premiere at the end of last year. Netflix series “Vatican Girl”.

In January, the Vatican’s chief prosecutor, Alessandro Diddi, announced the opening of a pre-trial detention center. investigation the previous one, ineffectual, having inherited files from its predecessor, is already retired.

On Thursday, he said his team reviewed all available evidence and spoke to people who worked in “certain offices” four decades ago, “confirming some lines of investigation that merit further investigation.”

In a statement, he said he had recently submitted his findings to Italian prosecutors for them to decide what to do. Vatican he said that Diddy would handle the case and that he knew of the family’s forbearance.