A Senegalese immigrant in his mid 20s was reportedly taken into custody Wednesday in connection with the strangulation of Ashley Olsen.
A man was taken into custody Wednesday in connection with the death of a 35-year-old American woman in Florence, Italian media reported.
The suspect was identified as a Senegalese immigrant in his mid 20s, Italian press service ANSA reported. His identity and the arrest have not been formally announced by authorities.
Ashley Olsen, originally from Summer Haven, Florida, was found dead in her apartment in the city's historic center on Saturday. She was found by her boyfriend, who had not heard from her in several days.
Authorities ruled out her boyfriend as a suspect and began to investigate Olsen's computer as well as a surveillance camera near her apartment. The suspect was taken into custody after appearing near her home on video and based on DNA evidence, ANSA reported.
An autopsy on Monday confirmed Olsen died after being strangled with a rope or cord.
Questions remain about any potential relationship between Olsen and the unnamed suspect. Her apartment had shown no sign of forced entry, and there did not appear to be a struggle, Corriere della Sera reported. The suspect detained Wednesday was known to police and allegedly involved in drugs, La Repubblica reported.
Crime scene investigators returned to the apartment on Wednesday, La Repubblica reported.
Olsen had moved to Florence after her father took a job teaching in the city. She had lived there for several years and was well known in art, fashion, and ex-pat circles.
In the English-language news magazine The Florentine, Olsen's friends wrote they were bereft to lose her and hoped for swift justice.
"People were changed by her," one friend wrote. "Whoever you were, you always had her entire attention. She was warm and open, with an easy laugh that she loved to share. People smiled around her, and she quickly entered the hearts of everyone she met. She was the kind of person you could bare your soul to, and she would listen and love you in return."
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