Murder of Simonetta Ferrero

{{Short description|1971 unsolved murder case in Milan, Italy}}

{{Infobox civilian attack

| location = Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

| date = July 24, 1971

| image = Simonetta Ferrero (1945-1971).png

| caption = Murder victim Simonetta Ferrero

| type = Murder

| weapon = Blade

}}

The Murder of Simonetta Ferrero, also known as the Università Cattolica Case is an unsolved murder case that took place in 1971 in Milan, Italy. It refers to the yet unsolved murder of twenty-six year old Simonetta Ferrero, found lifeless in a women's bathroom at the Catholic University of Milan.{{Cite news |date=1971-07-27 |title=Una dottoressa uccisa con tredici coltellate in uno stanzino dell'università Cattolica |url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,8/articleid,0138_01_1971_0172_0008_4730727/ |location=Torino |p=8}}{{Cite web |date=2017-12-29 |title=Simonetta Ferrero, uccisa nei bagni della Cattolica |url=https://milano.corriere.it/foto-gallery/cronaca/17_dicembre_29/simonetta-ferrero-uccisa-bagni-cattolica-delitto-giallo-irrisolto-d91eca68-ec90-11e7-ba29-fb1d66cc2503.shtml |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Corriere della Sera |language=it}}

Despite various investigative hypotheses formulated by investigators (including that of a serial killer, acting in connection to other cases), the case remained unsolved.{{Cite news |date=2021-01-02 |title=Il delitto di Simonetta in Cattolica e di altre sei donne: l’ipotesi del serial killer a Milano |url=https://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/21_gennaio_02/04-interni-doc1corriere-web-milano-1d2a5738-4c6d-11eb-a215-44d7eb47eab9.shtml |location=Milano}}{{Cite news |date=2021-01-12 |title=Ora spunta il "mostro di Milano": «Un serial killer mai incriminato» |url=https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cronache/lipotesi-serial-killer-milano-accoltell-almeno-7-donne-1915144.html |location=Milano}}