Italy

SanPa: Sins of the Savior

SanPa: Sins of the Savior is a Netflix docuseries about San Patrignano, a drug rehab commune in Italy, and the violence and murder allegations surrounding its founder Vincenzo Muccioli.

Fortune Seller: A TV Scam

Fortune Seller: A TV Scam is a Netflix docuseries about Italian TV personality Wanna Marchi and her daughter Stefania Nobile, convicted for a massive fraud scheme that defrauded roughly 300,000 people across Italy between 1996 and 2001.

Saguto Anti-Mafia Corruption — Judge Turned Racketeer

The Saguto case is an Italian corruption scandal in which Palermo anti-mafia judge Silvana Saguto exploited her power over seized Mafia assets to run a kickback network from 2010 onward.

The Alberto Genovese Case — Milan Startup Mogul Convicted of Rape

The Alberto Genovese case is an Italian sexual violence case in which tech entrepreneur Alberto Genovese drugged and raped women at his luxury Milan penthouse and in Ibiza in 2020.

San Patrignano Case — Murder Inside a Rehab Community

The San Patrignano case is an Italian homicide in which Roberto Maranzano, a drug-dependent man from Palermo, was beaten to death inside a rehabilitation community in 1989 by seven fellow residents.

Karl Hass & the Ardeatine Caves Massacre — War Crime Conviction

The Karl Hass case is an Italian war crimes prosecution of SS officer Karl Hass for his role in the murder of 335 civilians at the Ardeatine Caves near Rome on March 24, 1944.

The Wanna Marchi Scam — Italy's Biggest TV Fraud

The Wanna Marchi case is an Italian mass-fraud scheme in which tele-saleswoman Wanna Marchi and her daughter Stefania Nobile defrauded an estimated 250,000–300,000 victims through television-based curse and lottery scams between 1996 and 2001.

The Mario Biondo Case — Contested Death in Madrid

Mario Biondo was an Italian cameraman found dead in Madrid on May 30, 2013. Spanish authorities ruled suicide, but Italian proceedings later suggested possible homicide.

Rome's Dark Past: True Crime Walking Tours Through the Eternal City

From Renaissance poisonings to Caesar's assassination, Rome's streets hide centuries of murder, betrayal and punishment — and guided tours bring it all to life.

The Duisburg Massacre: When the Mafia Struck in Germany

In August 2007, six Italian men were shot down in a parking lot in Duisburg, Germany. The 70 bullets fired were the expression of a bloody mafia feud—and shocked an entire nation.

The Murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia, 2007

On 1 November 2007, 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher was stabbed to death in her apartment in Perugia, Italy. The case became one of the most contested criminal proceedings in recent European legal history.

Frank Abagnale: The Con Artist Who Became His Own Greatest Hoax

Frank Abagnale Jr., arrested in Georgia in November 1970 for passing fake payroll checks, built a decades-long career on claims of elaborate cons that investigators say never happened. The gap between his memoir and the documented record reveals how a real criminal became fiction's most celebrated impostor.