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Pietro Pacciani, nicknamed "Il Veleno" (The Poison) because he allegedly used poisoned snails to kill a romantic rival, was arrested in 1993. He was a chain-smoking, heavy-drinking peasant with an explosive temper and a bizarre obsession with taxidermy. He had been convicted of murdering a man in 1951 (for which he served 12 years). He seemed a perfect scapegoat.

Despite no forensic evidence linking him to the .22 caliber rifle and no proven ability to perform surgical excisions, Pacciani was convicted in 1994 and sentenced to life in prison. The prosecution’s case relied on the testimony of "repentant" criminals and a bizarre theory that Pacciani operated in a satanic triad with two other men. Il Mostro Di Firenze -The Monster Of Florence- ...

Pasquale Gentilcore and Stefania Pettini were murdered; Pettini’s body was the first to be severely mutilated. Pietro Pacciani, nicknamed "Il Veleno" (The Poison) because

If you want to go deeper, read Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi’s "The Monster of Florence" (2008) – a brilliant, terrifying account of how the author nearly became a victim of the investigation itself. He seemed a perfect scapegoat