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Murder Made in Italy
A study of three high-profile Italian murder cases, how they were covered by the media, and what it all says about Italian culture. Looking at media coverage of three very prominent murder cases, Murder Made in Italy explores the cultural issues raised by the murders and how they reflect developments in Italian civil society over the past twenty years. Providing detailed descriptions of each murder, investigation, and court case, Ellen Nerenberg addresses the perception of lawlessness in Italy, the country’s geography of crime, and the generalized fear for public safety among the Italian population. Nerenberg examines the fictional and nonfictional representations of these crimes through t...
Monsters in the Italian Literary Imagination
A culture defines monsters against what is essentially thought of as human. Creatures such as the harpy, the siren, the witch, and the half-human all threaten to destroy our sense of power and intelligence and usurp our human consciousness. In this way, monster myths actually work to define a culture's definition of what is human. In Monsters in the Italian Literary Imagination, a broad range of scholars examine the monster in Italian culture and its evolution from the medieval period to the twentieth century. Editor Keala Jewell explores how Italian culture juxtaposes the powers of the monster against the human. The essays in this volume engage a wide variety of philological, feminist, and psychoanalytical approaches and examine monstrous figures from the medieval to postmodern periods. They each share a critical interest in how monsters reflect a culture's dominant ideologies.
The Afghan File Affair
It is the mid-1980s, and journalist Nick Gamble's girlfriend, Natalia, is a CIA agent who works at the American consulate in Florence, Italy. When Natalia goes missing, Nick goes on the hunt for the woman he loves and turns up so much more than he expected. Natalia has been kidnapped by Italian mobsters, under the employment of Arab terrorists. A film is missing one that exposes the names of Arab terrorists trained in East Germany and sent undercover to America in an effort to install Muslim sharia law. Natalia will be executed if the film is not recovered, but Nick has no clue where to start. With the help of the American Mafia and Italy's secret police, Nick's comfortable life as a journalist is turned upside down as he learns the truth about terrorist cells in Europe and their horrific plans for the future. He is driven to save Natalia, but the reality of the Arab master plan is much more terrifying than anyone could have expected.
Serial Killers Around the World
Serial Killers Around the World: The Global Dimensions of Serial Murder compiles serial murder case studies from several countries - from Australia to Great Britain, and from Japan to Pakistan. The author has covered accounts on a wide array of serial killers including some well known felons namely Jack the Ripper, The Butcher of Mons, Martin & Marie Dumollard, as well as some of the lesser known serial slayers such as Daisy DeMelker, Yoshio Kodaira, Javed Iqbal and many more. The book highlights six dimensions of each case: the killer(s), the serial murders, other crimes, communication, the investigation and trial and punishment of the accused. Readers, both general and aspiring criminologists alike, will find Serial Killers Around the World an interesting resource for critical information on serial murders committed in nations around the world.
Summary of Douglas Preston & David Grann's The Lost Tomb
Get the Summary of Douglas Preston & David Grann's The Lost Tomb in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. The content explores various historical and archaeological mysteries, beginning with a writer's nostalgic search for a childhood friend, Petey, which leads to the discovery of Petey's tragic murder. It transitions to Mario Spezi's investigation of a serial killer in Florence, revealing a complex and unresolved case involving multiple suspects and theories. The narrative then shifts to the Roopkund Lake mystery, where scientific analysis of ancient bones uncovers unexpected Mediterranean origins among the remains...
The Monster of Florence
In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt and Erik Larson, the author of the #1 NYT bestseller The Lost City of the Monkey God presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence as he seeks to uncover one of the most infamous figures in Italian history. In 2000, Douglas Preston fulfilled a dream to move his family to Italy. Then he discovered that the olive grove in front of their 14th century farmhouse had been the scene of the most infamous double-murders in Italian history, committed by a serial killer known as the Monster of Florence. Preston, intrigued, meets Italian investigative journalist Mario Spezi to learn more. This is the true story of t...
Il Mostro
Sette coppie di innamorati vengono massacrate nei dintorni di Firenze tra il 1974 e il 1985. In alcuni casi i cadaveri delle vittime sono mutilati e parti del loro corpo conservate — si scoprirà in seguito — come macabri feticci. Le indagini portano alla condanna all'ergastolo nel 1994 di Pietro Pacciani. Ma il procuratore Piero Luigi Vigna non crede che un uomo rozzo come Pacciani abbia fatto tutto da solo e fa riaprire le indagini. L'incarico è affidato a Michele Giuttari, capo della Mobile di Firenze, che studia i verbali di interrogatorio, indaga, analizza e capisce che la sentenza del tribunale è il risultato di omissioni, prove ignorate, paure e omertà. Giuttari intuisce che uno o più complici siano gli ideatori dei delitti e i collezionisti dei terribili trofei. Vengono così condannati i 'compagni di merende' di Pacciani, ma quando questi muore in circostanze misteriose, i superiori di Giuttari fanno di tutto per ostacolarlo e allontanarlo dalla verità investigativa che non sempre, purtroppo, coincide con quella giudiziaria.
Making Murder
Thomas Harris created the iconic fictional murderer and sociopath, Hannibal Lecter. This book explores and analyzes the characters, artistry, and cultural impact of Harris's novels—four of which are centered on the terrifying villain of the iconic film, The Silence of the Lambs. Making Murder takes readers deep into the work of Thomas Harris and his iconic creation, Hannibal Lecter—one of modern fiction's most unforgettable characters. A former crime reporter, Harris's exhaustive research techniques have included extensive time with the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit studying actual serial killers. Like no other available volume, the book explores the dark heart within Harris's novels—t...
Nuovi sguardi criminologici
Il volume presenta per la prima volta il metodo osservazionale quale modalità operativa di analisi di situazioni criminali. Il metodo rappresenta l’incontro tra due approcci della criminologia, la criminologia narrativa e la visual criminology e parte dall’assunto secondo il quale per una corretta narrazione di un fenomeno è fondamentale una buona osservazione dello stesso, la quale potrà avvenire dall’interno della relazione, da parte dei soggetti direttamente coinvolti, o esternamente ad essa, da parte di criminologi e operatori. È attraverso il proprio “punto di osservazione” che il soggetto narrerà una storia e presenterà una verità diversa da quelle narrate e presentate dagli altri soggetti coinvolti.
Occhio Ragazzi
Il Mostro di Firenze è il più enigmatico, complesso e controverso caso della storia criminale italiana. Mai nel nostro Paese era apparso un assassino così sanguinario, organizzato, sofisticato e scaltro. La verità storica e processuale ha attribuito questi delitti ai cosiddetti "Compagni di Merende". Ma lo studio criminologico smentisce questa tesi da tutti i punti di vista. I condannati per tale reato non corrispondono a nessuno dei profili stilati. Lo studio è basato sui dati dell’inchiesta e sui movimenti e i tempi dell’assassino. È stato scritto in uno stile semplice e chiaro per la comprensione di tutti. Si tratta di un libro unico nel suo genere, ricco di schemi, foto, figure, mappe e tabelle. Le immagini, originali dell’Autore, semplici ed eleganti, sono da ausilio alla lettura e alla comprensione di questo complesso caso criminale. Mai un caso criminale era stato affrontato con tanta dovizia di particolari. Il lettore entrerà nella mente e nella strategia di questo criminale che ha ucciso sedici ragazzi ed è rimasto del tutto impunito (Per alcune descrizioni si sconsiglia la lettura a persone particolarmente sensibili).
