By New York Post (World News) | Created at 2026-09-04 15:15:34 | Updated at 2026-09-04 15:50:32
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A jealous lover allegedly kidnapped his ex and hurled her 131 feet from a bridge in Italy – before jumping to his own death when cops closed in, according to reports.
Federico Vella, 36, killed Lorena Isceri, 46, on Thursday, three weeks after she dumped him — and hours after posting a cryptic social media post where he said, “Goodbye to everyone.”
Vella, a car rental company manager, lay in wait in the garage of her Florence home before beating her and zip-tying her legs before stuffing her body into her Audi, police sources told the Italian outlet Corriere della Sera.
Vella stole his ex’s car and headed north towards Bologna. The kidnapped ex found a phone in a backpack in the trunk and first tried, without success, to call her mom and a pal, the report said.
Isceri, who worked for a veterinary firm, eventually managed to get through to the cops, giving a description of her deranged attacker while begging, “Help! Help!”
Cops reportedly tracked the phone’s location before Vella pulled into a layby that overlooked a viaduct.
He opened the trunk and found Isceri holding the cell phone, which he snatched off her while asking, “What are you doing?”
Enraged, he then grabbed his ex and hurled her to her death off the 131-foot-high bridge.
Vella was surrounded by cops who shouted, “What have you done?”
“She betrayed me, she treated me badly, she attacked me,” he blurted out — before jumping to his death, according to the reports.
The day before the split, he shared a series of videos and throwback snaps, longing over their romance.
“Some instances are so perfect that, even if you separate them, the shape of the other remains with you forever,” he wrote.
“To you.. The woman I loved with all of me and lost to my stupidity.
“I’ll be yours even if I can’t be anymore.”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
