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should not come to Rome. She did, of course, and addressed to "Mme Chamorel", but Tornay always used when she reached Rome she discovered that none of the his mother's maiden name, Baudat—not the surname of claims made by the Vatican about the state of her son's _ her second husband. The Vatican registers list Tornay's body was true. Muguette Baudat wrote twice to the mother's surname as "Chamorel". With such evidence, pope, questioning the Vatican's version of Tornay's it should not come as a total surprise that the death, but did not receive a reply. handwriting experts engaged by Baudat confirm that her When Tornay's body was flown back to Switzerland, — son did not write this letter. before the funeral Baudat literally stole the body from a Swiss morgue to have a second autopsy performed by A “Terrible Truth” Concealed Dr Thomas Krompecher, professor of forensic medicine In his book City of Secrets, Vatican reporter John Follain at the University of Lausanne. Based on his — underlines that though Tornay was depicted by Navarro- conclusions, Baudat retained the services of two high- Valls as a "recruit", he had served in the Swiss Guard for profile lawyers, Luc Brossollet and Jacques Vergés. over three years. Tornay's responsibilities as lance The lawyers, authors of Murdered in the Vatican corporal included being in charge of all the guards (Assassinati in Vaticano, Kaos, 2002), claim that the second deployed at the Apostolic Palace, the residence of the autopsy contradicts the Vatican's pope, and monitoring St Anne's Gate, conclusions on several key points. the key entry point into Vatican Tornay's service pistol used 9-mm territory. Tornay, in short, was a bullets, but the exit wound in his skull “Reasons of state distinguished member of the Swiss measured seven millimetres. Tornay . Guard—not entry level. apparently suffered a fracture of a appear to reign at Follain asked a Vatican monsignor cranial bone which was not on the the head of the why Alois Jehle, chaplain to the Swiss bullet's trajectory. His lungs . Guard, allegedly told Tornay's mother contained a large amount of blood church, and I think that her son's head had been ripped and saliva which could not have been se oe off his body. Why would he say such a caused by suicide, but could have this IS the origin of thing? "Because he was told to," the pec caused Py ynterma| ceding due the great effort monsignor answered. "by ny boss." to blows to the head before he died. (Follain, 2003, p. 65) That boss was The forensic report also notes that made by the heads Angelo Sodano, who also prevented Tornay's front teeth were broken of the Roman Muguette Baudat from gaining off, as if a gun had been forced 0 access to the completed Vatican into his mouth. Curia to prevent a inquiry. finaly aropholoasts ond HMM terrible truth being MM fo2s0ns of site ppc so Tornay's final letter to his mother revealed to the and | think this is the origin of the conclude that it isa forgery— world,” Tornay’s great effort made by the heads of also an allegation of Tornay's the Roman Curia to prevent a mother. Why? First, the letter is mother wrote. terrible truth being revealed to dated "4.05.98", but Tornay always wrote the month in full and never used a zero to the world," Tornay's mother wrote (http://tinyurl.com/5t9kowz). With this statement, Baudat echoes delineate the first nine months of the conclusions of Blood Lies in the the year. He refers to Estermann Vatican, that he Banco as "Lieutenant Colonel", whereas he knew that Ambrosiano affair was part of a power struggle between Estermann was now a colonel. More importantly, he Freemasons and Opus Dei that would cost Estermann called his sister "Melinda", whereas he always referred his life. Indeed, whereas the struggle of Freemasons to her as "Dada". He refers to the "Pope", rather than his | and Opus Dei is often depicted as occurring in the early usual reference of the "Holy Father". 1980s, it appears that around the close of the The suicide letter states, "Tell Melinda, Sarah and millennium that battle was still raging inside the walls Papa that I love you all'—but Tornay was also very fond __ of the Vatican! of his step-brothers Yvan and Joel, and all his friends The Estermann affair might have been covered up if it and family members believe that he would have _ had not been for Muguette Baudat, who refused to be mentioned them in a suicide note...if he had written silent. According to Baudat, the Vatican even sent an one. His mother claims that the non-inclusion of his | envoy to Switzerland to threaten her: "He wanted to step-brothers is because the forger used only the find out how much | knew and what | planned to do Vatican's official files to create this letter and hence was _— about it. He gave me a rosary, but he also threatened unaware of their existence. Equally, the letter is me in the name of his superiors, telling me | should addressed to "Mme Chamorel", but Tornay always used his mother's maiden name, Baudat—not the surname of her second husband. The Vatican registers list Tornay's mother's surname as "Chamorel". With such evidence, it should not come as a total surprise that the handwriting experts engaged by Baudat confirm that her son did not write this letter. appear to reign at the head of the church, and I think this is the origin of the great effort made by the heads of the Roman world,” Tornay’s mother wrote. 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