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Is Netflix's New Hit Show 'The Monster of Florence' Based on a True Story?
The Netflix drama explores eight double murders over 17 years and the unresolved investigation into Italy’s first known modern serial killer.
- On Oct. 22, 2025, Netflix released a four-episode limited series directed by Stefano Sollima that adapts non-fiction reporting and centers on The Monster of Florence investigation.
- From 1968 to 1985, the killings unfolded with the first victims, Antonio Lo Bianco, 29, and Barbara Locci, 32, targeted in lovers' lanes across the province of Florence, Italy.
- Investigators linked the attacks by ballistics and timing to a.22 caliber Beretta automatic pistol firing copper-jacketed Winchester bullets; female victims were mutilated, including one with 97 stab wounds.
- Courts convicted several suspects: Mario Vanni and Giancarlo Lotti for four of the eight double homicides, while Pietro Pacciani was convicted, acquitted due to planted evidence, and died before retrial.
- In 2024, investigators analyzed newly discovered DNA while prosecutors continue to probe the Vinci brothers; Douglas Preston said, `More than 100,000 men have been investigated...`.
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The series of Stefano Sollima on the serial killer of Florence is almost maniacal in fidelity to the original events and settings
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'The Monster of Florence' true story: Inside the hunt for Italy’s infamous serial killer (and whether he was caught)
Netflix's 'The Monster of Florence' interrogates the dizzying hunt for Italy's most famous serial killer. Here's what to know about the crimes — and whether the perpetrator was ever caught.
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In "Il mostro di Firenze," or "The Monster of Florence," Netflix explores one of Italy's darkest, unsolved mysteries. Sixteen people were murdered there in the last century: young couples, usually brutally slaughtered during or after sexual intercourse. The perpetrator has never been found.
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