Families want ‘Monster of Florence’ serial killer case reopened

Relatives of three victims have formally asked prosecutors in the Tuscan city to look afresh at potential leads

Families of victims of a serial killer who terrorised Florence in the 1970s and 80s are demanding a new investigation into one of Italy's darkest unsolved mysteries, a lawyer has said.

Relatives of three victims have formally asked prosecutors in the Tuscan city to look afresh at potential leads into the so-called Monster of Florence", believed to have murdered 16 people.