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In the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom in Badia, in the Province of Rovigo on June 25, 1855, a 21-year-old peasant woman, Giuditta Castilliero, returned after eight days missing and claimed she escaped from a ritual murder. She showed wounds on her arms as evidence of bloodletting, giving evidence to her story of blood libel. She testified that a fellow townsman, Caliman Ravenna, was one of the parties responsible. Ravella was a wealthy merchant, entrepreneur, and member of the elite in Badia. He was taken into custody for kidnapping, and this intervention by authorities led to a larger acknowledgment of blood libel by the community. The case moved to the Court of Rovigo. There, the magistrate and other criminal authorities rapidly reviewed the case and immediately arrested the alleged perpetrators. On July 9th, Giuditta Castilliero was arrested for a theft in Legnago that took place during the days she reported being missing. This contradicted her testimony, and Caliman Ravenna was released on July 14th and welcomed back into his community.