Mario Spezi
Encyclopedia
Mario Spezi is an award-winning Italian
journalist
and author. He wrote the non-fiction
, true crime
book, The Monster of Florence with American
author Douglas Preston
. Additionally, he is credited by Preston for providing details used in the novel Brimstone.
Spezi spent much of his career tracking the case of the notorious serial killer
known as the Monster of Florence
. He was even jailed on charges of impeding the investigation, though the charges were overturned on appeal.
Spezi also wrote the film Il Mostro Di Firenze (1986), based upon his novel. The film aired in Italy
and the United States
.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/07/the-monster-of-florence/4981/
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and author. He wrote the non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
, true crime
True crime
True crime is a non-fiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people.The crimes most commonly include murder, but true crime works have also touched on other legal cases. Depending on the writer, true crime can adhere strictly to...
book, The Monster of Florence with American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author Douglas Preston
Douglas Preston
Douglas Preston is an American author who has written seventeen popular techno-thriller and horror novels, four alone and the rest with Lincoln Child...
. Additionally, he is credited by Preston for providing details used in the novel Brimstone.
Spezi spent much of his career tracking the case of the notorious serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
known as the Monster of Florence
Monster of Florence
The Monster of Florence, also known as Il Mostro, is an epithet commonly used for the perpetrator, or the perpetrators, of 16 murders that took place between 1968 and 1985 in the province of Florence, Italy...
. He was even jailed on charges of impeding the investigation, though the charges were overturned on appeal.
Spezi also wrote the film Il Mostro Di Firenze (1986), based upon his novel. The film aired in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
In Italian
- Il Mostro Di Firenze (1983)
- Ritratti distratti: [catalogo della mostra a] Firenze, Loggia Rucellai, maggio-giugno 1988 (1988)
In English
- The Monster of Florence with Douglas PrestonDouglas PrestonDouglas Preston is an American author who has written seventeen popular techno-thriller and horror novels, four alone and the rest with Lincoln Child...
(2008)
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/07/the-monster-of-florence/4981/