Overview
- Between 1968 and 1985, eight double homicides around Florence left roughly 16 victims, with young couples attacked using the same .22 Beretta and several women subjected to surgical-like mutilations.
- Despite decades of probes, the case remains open, and a 2021 DNA reanalysis of preserved evidence produced no conclusive match.
- Pietro Pacciani, long portrayed as the prime suspect, was convicted in 1994, later acquitted, and died in 1998 before a new trial could proceed.
- Mario Vanni and Giancarlo Lotti subsequently confessed to roles in some crimes, their accounts conflicted, and both received life sentences as key questions persisted.
- Released October 22, the Netflix series from creators Stefano Sollima and Leonardo Fasoli draws fresh attention to the case without offering new evidence or a definitive resolution.