For the book, see The Monster of Florence: A True Story.
"Il Mostro" redirects here. For the 1994 film, see The Monster (1994 film). For the 1977 film, see Il mostro (1977 film). For the yacht, see 2008–2009 Volvo Ocean Race.
The Monster of Florence
Composite sketch of the suspect.
Other names
Il Mostro (The Monster), The Surgeon of Death, Il Mostro di Firenze, The Monster of Florence
Capture status
Judicial measures:
Mario Vanni and Giancarlo Lotti convicted in 1999 of four of the eight double murders committed
Pietro Pacciani sentenced in the first instance, subsequently acquitted on appeal, and died before being subjected to a new appeal trial
Francesco Calamandrei tried with abbreviated procedure and acquitted
Details
Victims
16
Span of crimes
21 August 1968 – 8 September 1985
Country
Italy
The Monster of Florence (Italian: Il Mostro di Firenze) is the name commonly used by the Italian media for a non-definitively identified serial killer active within the Metropolitan City of Florence between 1968 and 1985. The Monster murdered 16 victims, usually young couples secluded in search of intimacy, in wooded areas during new moons.[1] Several connected persons have been convicted for involvement in the murders, yet the exact sequence of events, the identity of the main actor and the motives remain unclear.
Law enforcement conducted several investigations into the cases over several years. In 2000, courts convicted two individuals for four of the double homicides. They had been charged with being part of an alleged group of murderers which became known in the popular press as the "Snack Buddies" (Compagni di merende), following the notorious and absurdly comical courtroom protestation of one of the suspects that the group were merely friends who on frequent occasion innocently consumed "snacks" together in local bars and restaurants. Multiple weapons were used in the murders, including a .22 caliber Beretta handgun and a knife, and in half of the cases, a large portion of the skin surrounding sex organs was excised from the bodies of the female victims.
^Amicone, Francesco (April 23, 2021). "Evidence on the Monster of Florence leads to the American Cemetery". Libero.
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