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50 Years After the Circeo Massacre, New Book Reveals Izzo’s Unrepentant Persona

Journalist Ilaria Amenta’s multi‑voice account draws on prison letters to portray a man still seeking visibility rather than remorse.

Overview

  • Amenta has published Il massacro del Circeo, a multi‑voice book built from years of correspondence with Angelo Izzo.
  • She reports Izzo explicitly stated he felt no remorse, recounting his crimes with performative bravado.
  • Amenta says she cut off contact in July after he pushed for a docuseries and pressed to have the book appear under his name.
  • Izzo remains in prison serving life sentences, including for a 2005 double murder described as mirroring methods used in 1975.
  • The book and interview revisit institutional failures cited by Amenta, including earlier lenient sentences and the case’s role in feminist legal mobilization.