Family massacre in Finale Ligure, explanatory notes seized.

The Savona prosecutor's office has seized all the notes found in the home of Daniele Baruzzo, the 59-year-old engineer who on the night between September 2nd and 3rd killed his 60-year-old wife Paola Siri and their 15-year-old son Mattia, before taking his own life. Investigators believe those messages contain the motive for the act, revealing a state of intense emotional strain.

The investigation, coordinated by the prosecutor's office, is attempting to reconstruct the exact sequence of events at the house in Finale Ligure. According to initial hypotheses, Baruzzo acted around midnight on Wednesday—shots were heard by neighbors—and not on impulse, but in an organized manner. The bodies were found approximately 12 hours later, thanks to reports from his employer and relatives.

The mayor of Finale Ligure, Angelo Berlangieri, has signed an ordinance proclaiming city mourning for the tragedy that has shaken the community. The funerals can only be held after the autopsies are completed and the prosecutor's office grants its authorization.

The tragedy in Finale Ligure has its roots in a family situation that, according to what would emerge from the seized notes, had become unbearable for Daniele Baruzzo. Two key elements stand out as possible triggers: the long and painful journey of Baruzzo's mother's Alzheimer's disease, which would have generated in him a deep despair, and the strong relational tensions with his teenage son Mattia.

These pressures, accumulated over time, would have created such a critical emotional state as to lead the man to plan the extreme act. The family, apparently, was about to leave for a short weekend cruise, suggesting a facade of normality. The semi-automatic pistol used was legally held, indicating that the act was not improvised but premeditated.

The immediate consequences are the devastation for the small community of Finale Ligure, which comes together in mourning, and the opening of a judicial investigation that will have to ascertain every detail. On a human level, the case brings attention back to silent family dramas and the mechanisms of fragility that can explode into tragedies, leaving an entire community questioning missed signals and unshared suffering.