European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday May 1,1994 on italian 69, suspected of 16 grisly murders Florence Italy a Weheman they Call a monster wept. His Bottom lip quivered and tears wet his weather creased Cheeks As prosecutors methodically recounted the horrors on the charge Sheet eight double murders from 1968 to 1985. Victims shot and mutilated. Body parts Cut off and carried away. The a a monster of Florence has been captured prosecutors said. Pietro Pacciani ran his fingers through his Bone White hair and cried. �?o1 am Here like Christ on the Cross a he gulped on the opening Day of the trial april 19. A a i have never Hurt a a a. A but in a special courtroom built for terrorist trials authorities have set out to prove that the 69-Ycar-old farm worker who enjoys playing the accordion is one of Europe a most prolific serial killers a a sadistic Cross Between David Berkowitz of new York the lovers Lane stalker and the fictional Cannibal Hannibal lec Crof the Book and movie silence of the lambs. V a a. A. A the books author Thomas Harris joined hundreds of spectators to watch on the opening Day As prosecutors carefully Laid out their Case against Pacciani. For years they had to release suspects for Lack of evidence. A is it him a asked Dino foggy whose son was slain in one of the killings in 1981. �?�1 want to believe it. In this Case 1 done to the former head of the unit assigned to Hunt for the killer has no doubts. Quot its him a said Ruggero Perugini who called Pacciani an a expert killer. Who kills with Perugini said the first time he. Interrogated Pacciani he was reminded of a quote from the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche a whoever fights monsters should Sec to it that in the process he does not become a monster. When you look Long into an abyss the abyss also looks into the killings Are linked by similarities in savagery and setting. All the victims were in cars parked in secluded areas in the gentle Hills and vineyards around Florence. A .22-caliber Beretta pistol was used in every rampage. Six of the eight attacks occurred on saturday nights. All but one of the attacks involved couples a the exception was a pair of Young German Man or 7 a screaming Pietro Pacciani 69, arrives in court thursday in Florence Italy Pacciani is accused of eight double murders committed from 1968 to 1985, men apparently Low budget tourists sleeping in their car. Some of the women were badly mutilated with a knife or screwdriver and bits of flesh often genitalia were missing. Perugini believes Pacciani May Havi eaten them or could have fed pieces to his unknowing family. After a double killing sept. 9 1985, authorities received a piece of skin in the mail. Then the violence stopped. The death count nine men and seven women ranging in age from 18 to 36. Pacciani first came under investigation in 1986 after police received a unsigned letter accusing him. His past record instantly made. Him a prime suspect. V he reportedly was suspected of killing a Man in 1951, although apparently was not tried. He did spend four years in prison a 1987 to 1991 a for physical abuse of his two daughters. In 1992, a police search of his property turned up .22-caliber bullets hidden behind a Cement Block and. Some Metal pieces believed to be part of a Beretta. Later they found a soap dish and some drawings believed purchased by one of the German victims Horst Meyer Pacciani says he found them. His defense attorneys say police reports concluded the killer Nad to be agile and Strong. Pacciani who is heavyset was 60 at the time of the last a killing. A the Only eyewitness is a 32-year-old woman who was in the Back seat of a car when her Mother was killed in 1968. She was 6 at the time. Nearly 200 other witnesses Are expected to be called. A. Italy does no to have the death penalty so Pacciani would most Likely spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted. A verdict Isnit expected for weeks. In court last week Pacciani glanced up from time to time at a Large to Monitor that showed some of the blood splattered victims. Most of the time he looked Down at the wooden table or tugged at the lapels of he Blue jacket he wears to court every Day a a present from his attorney. In the overcrowded Spectator gallery some people sat on ledges and strained for a peek at Pacciani surrounded by a police guards at the other end of the Arena sized a the China airlines plane that crashed while Landing in Japan last week was being flown by the relatively inexperienced co Pilot who had trouble carrying out the pilots commands to abandon the Landing according to cockpit conversations., a transcript of the cockpit voice re Corder or Black Box released saturday by Japan a transport ministry dramatically shows the panic that overtook the Pilot and co Pilot As they lost control of the Airbus a300-600r, it crashed at Nagoya Airport in Central Japan on tuesday night killing 263 of 271 people aboard in Japan a second worst air disaster. The Black Box does not provide the final word on what caused the Accident. 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Blackmun was not scheduled to speak and was not available for reporters questions. When a reporter Thatcher sought to ask a question during a Public discussion period after her speech Thatcher refused to answer. A a a can to we have some questions from Normal people a she asked. The theme of thatchers speech was that the biggest threat to Freedom in Many nations is the relentless growth in crime and Street violence. She blamed television violence but also cited a failure of the schools to a fundamental principles and religious values that underlie the very Quality of Freedom but schools should not be entirely blamed she said because courts have erected a Wall keeping religion out. A i do not understand the restriction a she said. A where else can they learn these things other than school All of the great liberties in life eventually come from those biblical values a Thatcher said. 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