Amanda Carine Barbosa Rodrigues was the wife of Arturo Gatti. Gatti was found dead, on July 11, 2009, in a hotel room where he was vacationing with Amanda Rodrigues and their child. Police questioned Gatti's wife and found inconsistencies in the story she gave during her interrogation.http://www.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/12/gatti.boxing.dead.brazil/ She was released from jail on July 31, 2009, after Gatti's death was ruled a suicide.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/30/brazil.boxer.death/

Rodrigues was arrested on July 12, 2009, accused of murdering Gatti. According to police, Gatti was strangled. Media reports say a bloody pocket book strap was found at the scene.http://www.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/07/12/gatti.boxing.dead.brazil/ Although Brazilian authorities have ruled the death a suicide, a second autopsy, performed in Quebec "did not rule out homicide".http://boxing.about.com/b/2009/08/05/updates-on-deaths-of-gatti-forrest.htm

It has been reported that the couple had a public fight in a bar the night before the murder, which resulted in Gatti allegedly punching Amanda Rodrigues and pushing her to the floor.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/07/12/2009-07-12_police_arrest_wife_of_slain_boxer_gatti.html

"Rodrigues could not explain how she had spent nearly 10 hours in the room without noticing that Gatti was dead."-Brazilian policehttp://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/07/13/2009-07-13_arturo_gatti_wife_picture_hits_web.html

"She is fragile, young and skinny. How could she kill a boxing champion?"-Rodrigues attorneyhttp://www.examiner.com/x-5699-NY-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Facing-murder-charge-Gatti-wife-lawyers-up