Philip Rogosky’s body was discovered in a Rome park (Picture: PA)
Two months ago, an Oxford-educated film producer disappeared from his apartment in Rome.
On Sunday, the body of Philip Rogosky, 56, was found by a passerby in Insugherata Park with a plastic bag near his face, ‘connected with a tube to a helium tank’ – leaving more questions than answers for his family.
Philip was born in Germany, but moved to New York, Paris and went to Oxford – he spoke four languages fluently – English, French, German and Italian.
Initial information provided by authorities seems to show that Philip died several weeks ago, according to La Repubblica.
He was last seen on January 29, when his wife Sara left for work, with Philip opting to stay at home due to a recent bout of the flu.
An investigation revealed he checked his emails before 10am, then was spotted buying coffees in town and going to a grocery shop – after that, he vanished.
Philip had been in a happy marriage with his wife, Sara (Picture: Telegraph)
His body was found in a local natural reservation (Picture: Insugherata Natural Reserve)
A massive search was launched as Sara enlisted her sons Jonas, 21, and Sebastian, 20, to search local hospitals.
After nothing turned up, they plastered posters with Philip’s face across the city, to no avail.
But in a bizarre turn of events, one week after his disappearance, Philip’s burgundy trousers were discovered laid out in the street, with the pockets turned out.
His wife Sara previously told the Telegraph: ‘You can’t get your head around something like this. It’s very hard to accept because it is so out of character. He was so reliable.
‘He’s been in remote corners of the world and always came back. It’s just absurd that he went out to chuck the garbage across the street and just disappeared. Everyone close to him is surprised.’
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Sara said police were ‘slow’ in responding to Philip’s disappearance so sheasked a volunteer group of criminologists and former police officers to assist.
They brought in sniffer dogs, which followed a trailfor roughly two kilometres before it ran cold.
Philip did not use his phone or withdraw money after disappearing, and there were no signs that he was depressed, had mental issues, or was having an affair.
Sara asked neuropsychologists if Philip’s bout of the flu could have triggered some sort of mental reaction.
She said: ‘They say the flu could have triggered some sort of neurological problem. It’s not common but it can happen.’
The police are continuing their investigation into Philip’s disappearance and death.
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