Legend Tripping Gone Wrong

By M.P. Pellicer | Stranger Than Fiction Stories
A young legend tripper and ghost hunter was found dead in an abandoned church in Italy's Asota Valley. The condition of her body points to a sinister motive for her untimely death.

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The church of St. Barbara in Equilivaz, Italy is the scene of a recent and disturbing murder

On April 5, 2024, the 22-year-old told her family she was going ghost hunting when she left her village near Lyon. Police believe it might be connected to a TikTok stunt involving urbex of haunted locations.

A local resident came across the decomposing body by the nave in a dark corner. There were marks next to the body indicating she was dragged inside. There were no signs of a struggle. She didn't have a cellular phone, or any type of identification. Next to the body, police found some groceries and a bag of pink marshmallows bought at a local store.

The autopsy of the body showed she had been stabbed in the abdomen and had a deep cut in her neck, which accounted as to why the body was drained of blood. The wounds are believed to have been caused by a camping knife, but could not be self-inflicted. She bled to death due to the wounds.

There's conflicting information as to her being shot after she was dead.

There is a theory she was sacrificed or consented to her own murder in the deconsecrated church.

The police took a large stone with bloodstains on it from the scene

She was later identified by her parents as Auriane Nathalie Laisne.

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Teima Sohaib is accused of killing Auriane Nathalie Laisne

The suspect, Teima Sohaib, 21, has been arrested and it was found he already had a pending trial for acts of violence against the victim. There was also an international arrest warrant on him on charges of murder. He grew up in Italy of Egyptian origins, and he holds three citizenships: Italian, Egyptian and Moroccan. He lives in the town of Saint-Priest in the Lyons area, and was studying dentistry. There was an outstanding warrant for him since the end of March for "violation of judicial control".

There are two other missing person cases in the area, which police are considering might be related.

The woman with the male friend was seen walking around the area, both of them dressed like vampires or in the goth style. A witness told authorities the woman was pale, emaciated and looked like "a walking corpse". When discovered she was wearing a sweatshirt, beige leggings and a long, dark coat.

The small chapel dedicated to Santa Barbara was abandoned since 1879 when the villagers of Equilivaz sheltered there when a flood dragged boulders and trees through the town.

The only other clue was a burgundy van filmed by a surveillance camera near the church the week before, and it's unknown if it's connected in any way to the crime.

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