World | Enrico de Pedis Mobster's Tomb Opened in Quest to Solve Vatican Mystery Bones removed from Roman basilica in search for missing teen By Rob Quinn Posted May 15, 2012 5:00 AM CDT Copied Italian teenager Emanuela Orlandi, the daughter of a Vatican employee, is believed to have been kidnapped after a music lesson in Rome on June 22, 1983. (AP Photo, File) Italian cops cracked open the jewel-encrusted tomb of a murdered mob boss yesterday in a bid to solve the 1983 disappearance of a Vatican employee's teenage daughter. Experts opened the casket of Enrico de Pedis inside the crypt of a prestigious Roman basilica and discovered that he was the only one inside it, although boxes of old bones from the nearby ossuary were removed for testing, AP reports. Police had received a tip that 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi, daughter of a Vatican bank functionary, had been buried with the mobster after he was gunned down in 1990. She disappeared without a trace on her way to a music lesson, and the mystery has fueled many conspiracy theories. The Vatican issued a statement last month insisting that officials had done everything possible to help solve the case. Orlandi's brother says the move to exhume the tomb is a positive step that shows that the Vatican is now willing to cooperate. Read These Next A former NFL Pro Bowler has died at age 36. The massive AWS failure exposed a big problem with the internet. Backlash for Trump nominee who said he has 'a Nazi streak.' A man ended up dead after trying to steal from Spirit Halloween. Report an error