The city of Florence, Italy is the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. It’s also the birthplace of a terrifying serial killer who helped inspire the fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter. The story of the Monster of Florence is a terrifying and twisting tale that went on for more than two decades, destroying countless lives and unearthing dark secrets that many people would rather keep buried.

 

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Notes:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/07/the-monster-of-florence/304981/

https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Florence-Douglas-Preston-ebook/dp/B0011UGMRI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510527340&sr=8-1&keywords=the+monster+of+florence

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Dexter Britain, The Tea Party

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Chris Zabriskie, Cylinder Seven, Cylinder Four, Cylinder Two, I Am a Man Who Will Fight For Your Honor

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