The source provides an extensive overview of Il Mostro di Firenze (The Monster of Florence), an unsolved case involving eight double murders of young couples in the hills of Tuscany, Italy, between 1968 and 1985, all linked by a unique .22-caliber Beretta pistol and grotesque post-mortem mutilations. It details the complexity of the investigation, which pursued numerous theories over decades, including the Sardinian Trail focusing on immigrant family feuds, the conviction and later acquittal of farmhand Pietro Pacciani, and various failed attempts to link the killings to satanic cults. Furthermore, the episode analyzes the recent Netflix limited series adaptation, which dramatizes the historical events using real names and locations while specifically framing the narrative around the under-explored Sardinian Trail theory and the initial 1968 murder. The adaptation is positioned as a critique of Italian society’s patriarchal failings and the hysteria surrounding the case, underscoring the enduring ambiguity of the killer's identity, which remains open even with recent DNA analysis.

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