# Abducted 11 Times Within Just 3 Years | The Zanfretta Case

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Podcast: [Zeta-Files](https://stenobird.com/podcast/zeta-files-7041382)
Published: 2025-08-30T16:00:09+00:00
Episode link: https://youtu.be/F_noiG2flgA
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## Resource

An investigation into the 1978 abduction of security guard Pierre Futunato Zanfreda, who experienced eleven separate encounters in three years. The episode explores his recovered memories via hypnotherapy and the physical evidence left behind during his disappearances.

## Highlights
- Main idea: The Zanfreda case involves a series of unexplained disappearances and physical symptoms following high-strung encounters
- Practical takeaway: Hypnotherapy served as the primary tool for the subject to recover lost memories of the events
- Failure mode: Public attempts to prove sanity through televised hypnosis backfired, leading to increased notoriety rather than vindication
- Evidence: Medical examinations by Dr. Ginoti found the subject to be in perfect neurological condition despite the trauma
- Observation: Dozens of local witnesses reported seeing strange lights in the sky coinciding with the subject's disappearances

## Topics

UFO Abduction, Hypnotherapy, Extraterrestrial Encounters, Pierre Zanfreda, Paranormal Investigation, Italy, Unexplained Phenomena, Mass Hallucination

## Chapters
- 1:00 — The First Encounter: A security patrol near Torilia turns into a confrontation with unidentified intruders and a sudden loss of consciousness.
- 3:00 — The Entities: Descriptions of the physical appearance of the beings, including large triangular eyes and green skin.
- 5:00 — Hypnotic Revelations: Recovered memories suggest the creatures were studying human biology to prevent planetary destruction.
- 7:00 — The Investigation: The arrival of authorities and the investigation into the strange behavior and physical state of the guard.
- 10:00 — The Cycle of Abduction: The pattern of disappearances continues, with the subject experiencing bright lights and subsequent memory loss.
- 12:00 — Search and Rescue: Police and managers attempt to locate the subject during extreme weather conditions.
- 14:00 — Communication Attempts: Details regarding a device used by the entities to facilitate language understanding through pain.
- 16:00 — Vanishing Equipment: The discovery of missing personal items and the physical toll of the encounters on the subject.

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