Kriti Mehrotra
With Netflix’s ‘The Yara Gambirasio Case: Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ tracing every aspect of the 2010 murder of this titular 13-year-old, we get a docuseries that is simply bone-chilling. After all, it incorporates not just archival audio-video footage but also exclusive interviews to really shine a light upon the way Massimo Bossetti was ultimately convicted of the offense. Amongst those to feature in this original was actually his wife and the mother of his three children, Marita Comi, who continues to support him owing to his unwavering claims of innocence.
Marita Comi Was Leading a Stable Life Until 2014
It was reportedly in the 1990s when Marita first came across bricklayer Massimo, unaware they’d instantaneously feel such a strong connection that they’d dive head-first into a romance. Thankfully, it all worked out as they blissfully tied the knot on October 16, 1999, following which they settled in the small town of Mapello before welcoming three children into their world too. According to reports, their firstborn was a son who came in 2002, followed by a daughter in 2005, and finally another daughter around 2008, making the youngest merely 6 when their father was apprehended for murder.
“We had immediately understood that we were happy together, that we could start a family together,” Marita candidly expressed in the aforementioned original production. “And so we did.” The truth is, per her own accounts, she and Massimo not only complimented one another to a tee, but they were also on the same wavelength at every step of the way in their long marriage. Whether it be in terms of their family goals or private intimacy, they were allegedly always aligned, which is why it left her utterly baffled when he was arrested for murder on June 16, 2014.
Marita Comi Has Endured a Lot of Scrutiny
The moment Marita was allowed to visit her husband in prison, she did so and almost immediately began pushing him to tell her the whole truth, just for him to still maintain his innocence. Therefore, believing his consistent, never swaying narrative, she stuck by him without hesitation, unaware she would subsequently have to face a lot of hard truths as well as pushbacks. Considering the allegations against Massimo were of kidnapping and murder, there was a deep investigation into all areas of his life, which revealed things he arguably wished he never learned.
Apart from the fact that his father was not the man who raised him, officials also uncovered a lengthy history of explicit videos on his personal computer plus Marita’s affairs — at least two. He was able to provide a perfectly reasonable explanation for the former, especially with his wife backing him and stating they often saw such clips together in the privacy of their home, and there was nothing illegal in it. However, the latter broke Massimo’s heart — he had no idea Marita had become involved with at least two men while continuing to support his journey as he awaited trial, but it was true.
Nevertheless, the couple managed to talk things out and stuck together, enduring every claim plus pain to come their way because they knew in their hearts they could make things work. Even with Marita and Massimo’s kids having made it clear they don’t wish to be seen with them in public owing to the negative attention it would bring to them, they are still a united family. She admittedly could have left her husband to save herself from such a life, yet she simply couldn’t because of the love they share and because she thinks he had no hand in Yara Gambirasio’s murder.
Marita Comi is Still Standing By Her Husband
So, today, at the age of 45, Marita has evolved from a stay-at-home mom to a night cleaner for the offices in her area so as to support Massimo in his life imprisonment as well as their little family. Their children may now be 22, 19, and 17, respectively, with aspirations, dreams, and individual lives of their own, but she’s still a mother determined to provide for them in any way she can. She also hopes her husband’s vehement claims will soon be heard, especially as it would result in the evidence against him being re-evaluated and maybe bring justice for both him plus Yara in the way they see it — until then, this Mapello resident appears to be doing her best to adjust to her new normal.
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