Giancarlo Giudice
Alias: "The Demon of Turin"
Rating: serial killer
Features: Sadist
Number of victims: 9
Activity Period: 1983 - 1986
Detention Date: August 25, 1986
Date of birth: 1952
Profile victims: Federica Pecoraro, 40 / Pafundo Annunziata, 47 / Addolorata Benvenuto, 47 / Maria Galfrè, 44 / Laura Belmonte. 66 / Giovanna Bicchi. 64 / Maria Corde, 44 (his aunt) / Clelia Mollo. 58 / Rosa Maria Paoli, 33 (prostitutes)
Method of murder: Strangulation (6) - Cold steel (1) - Gun (2)
Location: Turin, Italy
Status: Sentenced to 30 years in prison psychiatric June 26, 1987
The demon of Turin
Giancarlo Giudice tortured and murdered nine Italian prostitutes, including his aunt.
Prostitution is one of the most dangerous professions. Several major cities around the world have had to deal with mass murderers who attack women who display their charms in the streets. Certainly, they are the most vulnerable of all the murder victims.
We travel to Turin, Italy, where a serial murderer caused havoc among prostitutes in the city. The first victim was Paffunda Annunziata, 48, who was found dead in a burning car. He had been tied with an electrical cord. An autopsy indicated that he had been whipped and tortured before being placed in the vehicle, which was then on. Horrible as was the murder, there was nothing to connect him with any crime. The unsolved murder of Paffunda not exactly ignored, but the murder of a prostitute in a big city is not in the news for long.
On 10 March 1985, 11 months after the death of Paffunda, Addolorata body Benvenuto, 47, a prostitute, was found on the banks of the river Po. His hands had been bound with electrical cord and had been shot in the head with a nine millimeter pistol. Like the first victim Addolorata had sex shortly before his death. She had been whipped and tortured.
Police immediately connected the killings of the two well-known prostitutes. They realized they had a murderer on the loose who seemed to prefer older women. It took only eight days the murderer strike again. On March 18, Giovanna Bicchi was pulled from the river Po. The developer was crudely cord tied around his wrists. This time the murderer had strangled his victim.
Giovanna, 64, had been walking the streets for more than four decades. It was rumored that continued selling her body to finance the drug addiction of his son. Because of his age, his customers were few and far between. As a result, the time spent on the road was higher than that of their colleagues. Surely someone must have seen her with a client. Lots of girls were questioned. All were more than willin to help in any way they could to get the murderer off the streets. Several reported seeing Giovanna accompanied by a short man in his 30s, wearing a neat beard.
Now nicknamed The Demon of Turin, the murderer of prostitutes, received widespread publicity. Months passed without incident, leading law enforcement officials to assume that the murderer had left Turin. They were wrong. A year later, he attacked again. The body of Mary Galfre, 44, was found in a canal. He had been beaten, tortured and partially burned. His hands had been bound with electrical wire.
On April 30, 1986, the body of Mary Corde, 44, was found near a river. Like those before her, living from prostitution. She was the mother of three children. The only clue police had was a report that Mary had been seen in the street with a short man with a beard not long before his body was found.
Mary was the fifth victim of serial murderer. The city, most famous for the Shroud of Turin, which was said to have covered the body of Jesus Christ, now had another mystery on their hands. Who was the Demon of Turin and how could it be stopped?
The killings continued. On May 22, less than a month after Mary Corde was killed, Clelia Mollo, 55, was raped and tortured before being strangled to death. The circumstances of the death of Clelia were somehow different from previous crimes. Because of the succession of murders, was afraid to go to a car and had taken his client to her apartment. It was there where his body was found. The sixth murder went unsolved murder. It had been two years since the first murder. There would be another.
On June 29, Maria Paoli, 47, was shot in a car near a bridge over the River Po. A house traffic crossing the bridge, the police were alerted immediately. After 15 minutes had cordoned off the area and established blocking roads.
Around midnight, officers routinely stopped a brown Fiat driven by a bearded man. Your driver's license, ownership and identification were all in order. Cavalierly, one of the officers asked what was the driver, Giancarlo Giudice, was doing in that area in the middle of the night. Giancarlo replied without hesitation: "Looking for a girl." Went on to explain that he was a truck driver and preferred single women prostitutes serious, but had not been lucky that night.
"They're all too old and ugly," he said. While in conversation with the man arrested, one of the officers noticed a folded newspaper in the back seat of the Fiat. He opened the door and picked up the newspaper. On the seat was a black nine millimeter pistol.
Giancarlo was rushed to police headquarters, where he said he had found the gun in a trash can last Christmas. The police went through some difficult to refute this story. Why a man who knew he was one of the most wanted men in Italy left his gun on the back seat of your car?
Giancarlo had no police record. Their employers praised him profusely seven years as working and honest. Giancarlo was one thing he could not deny. The nine millimeter gun found in his possession was found to be the weapon that had taken the life of Benvenuto Addolorata. If he lied about having found the weapon, was certainly strong evidence.
Giancarlo had an amazing ace up his sleeve. One victim, Mary Corde, was his aunt. It was very unlikely to hurt much less raped, tortured and killed his own aunt.
The family relationship between the defendant and the victim did not convince. Investigators learned that despite the blood ties that existed between Mary and Giancarlo, his position was largely the prostitute and client. When asked about the relationship, Giancarlo admitted favoring Auntie Maria because she made him a discount on their services.
After spending a few months in jail awaiting trial, Giancarlo weakened and made a full confession. Admitted nine murders, revealing details that only the devil could have known Turin.
The June 26, 1987, Giancarlo Giudice was found guilty of nine counts of murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Alias: "The Demon of Turin"
Rating: serial killer
Features: Sadist
Number of victims: 9
Activity Period: 1983 - 1986
Detention Date: August 25, 1986
Date of birth: 1952
Profile victims: Federica Pecoraro, 40 / Pafundo Annunziata, 47 / Addolorata Benvenuto, 47 / Maria Galfrè, 44 / Laura Belmonte. 66 / Giovanna Bicchi. 64 / Maria Corde, 44 (his aunt) / Clelia Mollo. 58 / Rosa Maria Paoli, 33 (prostitutes)
Method of murder: Strangulation (6) - Cold steel (1) - Gun (2)
Location: Turin, Italy
Status: Sentenced to 30 years in prison psychiatric June 26, 1987
The demon of Turin
Giancarlo Giudice tortured and murdered nine Italian prostitutes, including his aunt.
Prostitution is one of the most dangerous professions. Several major cities around the world have had to deal with mass murderers who attack women who display their charms in the streets. Certainly, they are the most vulnerable of all the murder victims.
We travel to Turin, Italy, where a serial murderer caused havoc among prostitutes in the city. The first victim was Paffunda Annunziata, 48, who was found dead in a burning car. He had been tied with an electrical cord. An autopsy indicated that he had been whipped and tortured before being placed in the vehicle, which was then on. Horrible as was the murder, there was nothing to connect him with any crime. The unsolved murder of Paffunda not exactly ignored, but the murder of a prostitute in a big city is not in the news for long.
On 10 March 1985, 11 months after the death of Paffunda, Addolorata body Benvenuto, 47, a prostitute, was found on the banks of the river Po. His hands had been bound with electrical cord and had been shot in the head with a nine millimeter pistol. Like the first victim Addolorata had sex shortly before his death. She had been whipped and tortured.
Police immediately connected the killings of the two well-known prostitutes. They realized they had a murderer on the loose who seemed to prefer older women. It took only eight days the murderer strike again. On March 18, Giovanna Bicchi was pulled from the river Po. The developer was crudely cord tied around his wrists. This time the murderer had strangled his victim.
Giovanna, 64, had been walking the streets for more than four decades. It was rumored that continued selling her body to finance the drug addiction of his son. Because of his age, his customers were few and far between. As a result, the time spent on the road was higher than that of their colleagues. Surely someone must have seen her with a client. Lots of girls were questioned. All were more than willin to help in any way they could to get the murderer off the streets. Several reported seeing Giovanna accompanied by a short man in his 30s, wearing a neat beard.
Now nicknamed The Demon of Turin, the murderer of prostitutes, received widespread publicity. Months passed without incident, leading law enforcement officials to assume that the murderer had left Turin. They were wrong. A year later, he attacked again. The body of Mary Galfre, 44, was found in a canal. He had been beaten, tortured and partially burned. His hands had been bound with electrical wire.
On April 30, 1986, the body of Mary Corde, 44, was found near a river. Like those before her, living from prostitution. She was the mother of three children. The only clue police had was a report that Mary had been seen in the street with a short man with a beard not long before his body was found.
Mary was the fifth victim of serial murderer. The city, most famous for the Shroud of Turin, which was said to have covered the body of Jesus Christ, now had another mystery on their hands. Who was the Demon of Turin and how could it be stopped?
The killings continued. On May 22, less than a month after Mary Corde was killed, Clelia Mollo, 55, was raped and tortured before being strangled to death. The circumstances of the death of Clelia were somehow different from previous crimes. Because of the succession of murders, was afraid to go to a car and had taken his client to her apartment. It was there where his body was found. The sixth murder went unsolved murder. It had been two years since the first murder. There would be another.
On June 29, Maria Paoli, 47, was shot in a car near a bridge over the River Po. A house traffic crossing the bridge, the police were alerted immediately. After 15 minutes had cordoned off the area and established blocking roads.
Around midnight, officers routinely stopped a brown Fiat driven by a bearded man. Your driver's license, ownership and identification were all in order. Cavalierly, one of the officers asked what was the driver, Giancarlo Giudice, was doing in that area in the middle of the night. Giancarlo replied without hesitation: "Looking for a girl." Went on to explain that he was a truck driver and preferred single women prostitutes serious, but had not been lucky that night.
"They're all too old and ugly," he said. While in conversation with the man arrested, one of the officers noticed a folded newspaper in the back seat of the Fiat. He opened the door and picked up the newspaper. On the seat was a black nine millimeter pistol.
Giancarlo was rushed to police headquarters, where he said he had found the gun in a trash can last Christmas. The police went through some difficult to refute this story. Why a man who knew he was one of the most wanted men in Italy left his gun on the back seat of your car?
Giancarlo had no police record. Their employers praised him profusely seven years as working and honest. Giancarlo was one thing he could not deny. The nine millimeter gun found in his possession was found to be the weapon that had taken the life of Benvenuto Addolorata. If he lied about having found the weapon, was certainly strong evidence.
Giancarlo had an amazing ace up his sleeve. One victim, Mary Corde, was his aunt. It was very unlikely to hurt much less raped, tortured and killed his own aunt.
The family relationship between the defendant and the victim did not convince. Investigators learned that despite the blood ties that existed between Mary and Giancarlo, his position was largely the prostitute and client. When asked about the relationship, Giancarlo admitted favoring Auntie Maria because she made him a discount on their services.
After spending a few months in jail awaiting trial, Giancarlo weakened and made a full confession. Admitted nine murders, revealing details that only the devil could have known Turin.
The June 26, 1987, Giancarlo Giudice was found guilty of nine counts of murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
