The Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is named as the landmark near which Bianca Carlieri’s body was found on the morning after she disappeared. In the account, the Basilica locates the discovery in Rome; the evidence does not place the crime inside the church itself.

Setting and Discovery

Bianca disappeared on June 4 at about 10 p.m. on Via del Gonfalone. Police searched through the night without finding her. At 11 a.m., her body was discovered near the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, making the surrounding area the endpoint of the fruitless search and the site where the crime became known.

Place in the Narrative

The Basilica enters the narrative as a geographic reference rather than as the scene of an event inside a building. Its name anchors the discovery to a recognizable Roman landmark, while the surrounding city’s response—fear, calls for justice, and attendance at Bianca’s funeral on June 6—shows how rapidly the finding acquired a public dimension.