Inquest sought in bid to finally solve mystery of missing "Vatican girl" Emanuela Orlandi

Opposition lawmakers in Italy are seeking a parliamentary commission of inquiry into three cold cases that have consumed the Italian public's imagination for decades, including the 1983 disappearance of a 15-year-old that was highlighted in the Netflix documentary, "Vatican Girl."

The aim of the inquest, said Sen. Carlo Calenda, would be to pressure the Vatican to finally turn over everything it knows about Emanuela Orlandi's disappearance to Italian law enforcement authorities, saying its longstanding official claim of ignorance was "hardly credible."

"We are a great secular nation that treats the Vatican with respect, but this case certainly cannot be considered closed in this way," Calenda said Tuesday at a news conference announcing the proposed commission.