Case file · Haunting
Paolo and Francesca at Gradara
Francesca da Polenta and her brother-in-law Paolo Malatesta were killed by her husband around 1285, a story made immortal by Dante. Gradara castle claims the murder and the ghost of Francesca on full-moon nights.
1285 CE · 43.94, 12.77 · status: legend
The sceptical view
The murder is historical, but its place (Rimini or Pesaro is likelier) and the ghost are not.