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The Monster of Florence follows the investigation of a string of murders in Florence, Italy, between 1968 and 1985

Though fictionalized, the 2025 Netflix miniseries was based on the real-life unsolved murders Italian police have credited to an unknown serial killer

Five men have been accused of the killings, and three convicted, but other murders took place while they were in jail

Netflix has put the spotlight on another chilling serial killer .

Between 1968 and 1985, an unknown assailant dubbed Il Mostro — Italian for "the monster" — shot and killed eight couples throughout Florence, Italy. All of the victims, most of whom were in their cars during the crime, were killed with the same pistol, per CBS News . Four of the murdered were mutilated.

Though five men were

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