Mario Spezi

Additionally, he was credited by Preston for providing details used in the novel Brimstone. Spezi spent much of his career as a crime reporter for the La Nazione newspaper in Florence, where he reported on the case of the notorious serial killer known as the Monster of Florence. He even spent 23 days in prison on charges of impeding the investigation by prosecutor Giuliano Mignini, though the charges were overturned on appeal. It was later decided that he was jailed illegally and without ample evidence of a crime. Later, Spezi even apologized to Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito in the case of the murder of Meredith Kercher, another of Mignini's cases. Spezi also wrote the film Il Mostro Di Firenze (1986), based on his novel. The film aired in Italy and the United States. Spezi was a Roman Catholic. Following his death, Mediaset, an Italian mass media company, described Spezi as journalist who was "able to tell a story and analyze the facts by digging deeper in places where other journalists were afraid to look."

• Name — Mario Spezi • Born — 30 July 1945 • Birthplace — Sant'Angelo in Vado, Marche, Kingdom of Italy • Died — 9 September 2016 • Place of death — Florence, Tuscany, Italy • Occupation — Journalist, Paese Sera and La Nazione • Language — Italian • Notable Works — The Monster of Florence (with Douglas Preston) • Spouse — Miriam Spezi • Children — 1

• Il Mostro Di Firenze (1983) • Ritratti distratti: [catalogo della mostra a] Firenze, Loggia Rucellai, maggio-giugno 1988 (1988) • Dolci colline di sangue, with Douglas Preston (2006)

• The Monster of Florence: A True Story ("Dolci colline di sangue") with Douglas Preston (2008)

• Der Engel mit den Eisaugen with Douglas Preston, ed. Knaur, Germany (2008); on Amanda Knox case