La morte risale a ieri sera (translation: Death occurred last night) is a 1970 crime film directed by Duccio Tessari.

The film was written by Tessari and Biagio Proietti and based on the novel I milanesi ammazzano al sabato (translation: The Milanese Kill on Saturdays) by Giorgio Scerbanenco.

Local detective Duca Lamberti (Frank Wolff) investigates the city's pimps and prostitutes for clues, eventually finding the girl's burnt body in a field.

[1] Several of Scerbanenco's works featuring the detective character Duca Lamberti were adapted to film around this time, including Caliber 9 in 1972 and Safety Catch in 1970.

[2] The film's soundtrack was composed by Gianni Ferrio, who had previously worked with Tessari on the 1969 Spaghetti Western Sundance and the Kid,[3] and would do so again on his 1971 giallo The Bloodstained Butterfly.