Vitalino Morandini
Italian serial killer and mass murderer
Vitalino Morandini di Battista (1916 – 10 June 1960), known as The Monster of Pontoglio (Italian: Il Mostro di Pontoglio), was an Italian serial killer and mass murderer responsible for at least nine murders committed in the provinces of Bergamo and Brescia between 1955 and 1956. He was also suspected, but never charged, in the 1947 death of his aunt.
Convicted and sentenced to life for his confirmed crimes, Morandini hanged himself only two months after the conclusion of his trial.
Early life and crimes
Born in 1916 in the small rural town of Adrara San Rocco, Morandini grew up in a very poor family and dropped out of school in the fourth grade to help his father in his pastoral and agricultural activities. He was nicknamed "Angèl" by locals due to his fervent religiousness.
While he was still young, Morandini's mother died, leaving him with even more work that left him with very little free time. He began stealing chickens and sheep as an outlet, but was arrested and served a month in prison. Once he was released, he continued committing petty thefts until 1938, until he was drafted into the Army, where he later fought in World War II on the Yugoslav front.
Once he returned to Italy, Morandini resumed his criminal activities and started pimping local prostitutes. In 1949, he stole a donkey, three goats, eleven sheep and more than 240,000 lire from his cousin, Giovanni Morandini, who immediately reported him to the authorities.
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