Ashley Olsen 'strangled with a rope or cord-like object'

Police found no sign of a struggle or forced entry at American expat's apartment in Florence

Ashley Olsen
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American Ashley Olsen, whose naked body was found in her Florence apartment last week, was strangled with an object such as a rope or cord, according to initial autopsy results.

She was found by her boyfriend, Federico Fiorentini, a local artist, on Saturday after he had become worried about her whereabouts.

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