Killing of Linda Agostini

rdf:langString Killing of Linda Agostini

rdf:langString Florence Linda Agostini, aged 28

rdf:langString Pyjama Girl

rdf:langString Linda Agostini

rdf:langString Carlton, Melbourne, Australia

rdf:langString Killing of Linda Agostini

rdf:langString Homicide by beating, shooting, manslaughter, uxoricide

rdf:langString *Murder *Manslaughter

rdf:langString Tony Agostini

rdf:langString *Not guilty of murder *Guilty of manslaughter

rdf:langString On Saturday, 1 September 1934, the badly burnt body of a woman with a bullet through the neck was found in a culvert running under Howlong Road in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. The body of the woman became posthumously known as Pyjama Girl. The body remained unidentified for a decade until an Italian-Australian man, Tony Agostini, confessed to killing his wife, Florence Linda Agostini, a woman who had been missing since late August 1934. Police said they had matched the dental records from the body with Linda Agostini's, though Linda Agostini was ruled out as the victim in the initial investigation. Tony Agostini was arrested and charged with murder. He was then brought to trial and convicted of the lesser offense of manslaughter, and was sentenced to 6 years in prison. He was paroled after 3 years and 1 month and was deported to Italy. Decades later, doubt was cast upon the conclusion that Pyjama Girl was actually Linda Agostini due to inconsistencies between the body of Pyjama Girl and Linda Agostini.