The Controversy of Arturo Gatti's Death May Never End
March 15, 2013
Arturo Gatti, the former world-champion boxer, died violently while
on vacation in Brazil, in 2009. His wife, Amanda Rodrigues Gatti, was
arrested for murder, only to be released after the police ruled the
death a suicide. Now, almost four years later, Brazilian authorities
have re-opened the investigation and the case may soon return to court.
It’s the latest chapter in a long line of legal struggles that started after Arturo Gatti’s death. Gatti’s mother, brother, and the mother of his first child have always believed that Rodrigues was responsible for his death. Gatti was found strangled by Rodrigues’ purse strap, and she reportedly was in the room with his body for ten hours without realizing he was dead.
Rodrigues has consistently maintained that Gatti committed suicide. She points out that autopsies have been done in both Brazil and Montreal — where the couple lived — and both determined that Gatti killed himself.
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