Thrithwa

Before I take you into the heart of this story, there’s something you need to know—an incident that unfolded in 2018, in a quiet little village called Selikofen, nestled on the outskirts of Bern, Switzerland.

That year, a tragedy struck on a winding mountain road near the village. A man lost his life in a car crash—an event that would later become the first link in a much darker chain of revelations.

The very next morning, The Bern Daily Mail reported:

“A man was killed last night in a fatal car crash on the Selikofen mountain pass. The vehicle, a red LaFerrari bearing license plate K65567, veered off the road at high speed. The deceased has been identified as Italian national Alexandria Machello. The Bern Criminal Investigation Unit is actively probing the circumstances of the accident.”

According to Section I\A 76 – Subsection 84 of Switzerland’s Sudden Accident Law, when a death occurs in a roadside accident, the local police investigation unit must submit a comprehensive report to the court within seven days. Only after the court verifies the nature of the incident as a “sudden accidental death” is the case officially closed.

In this instance, the responsibility of leading the investigation fell on Lucy Sirobyan, a seasoned officer from Bern’s Special Investigation Unit. What she would uncover was anything but ordinary.

And so begins Thrithwa

A story rooted in truth, built upon the fragments of real events that took place in Switzerland in 2018.
This is not just fiction—it’s a reflection of the shadows that follow tragedy.