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His full name is Andrea Kimi Antonelli and he told the BBC last year that his close friends and family call him "Andrea".

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

“From interviews with his close friends, police also learned that he had been under stress over his studies and had complained about it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Over the years, we’d become close friends, so I was gutted by their move.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

She added: "It would seem that someone had control over her mobile phone after she died and was sending messages to distract the authorities and close friends from trying to track her down."

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

“In fact, I bet you two will end up close friends after this!”

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness




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