The Dark Side Of Italy

Episode 6 - The Acid Couple

A not-so-well-known case that has shocked Italy: the story of the so-called Acid Couple through a detailed reconstruction of the attacks and an in-depth analysis of the relationship between Martina Levato and Alexander Boettcher. A case where violence was not impulsive, but shared and normalized inside an intimate bond. The first disturbing example of folie à deux explored on this podcast, the 7th episode will continue this pattern.

Episode 5 - Angelo Izzo "I Am The Black Man"

Episode 4 already told the story of the Circeo Massacre. Episode 5 reveals what happened after. This is the story of Angelo Izzo: from his privileged childhood in Rome, to his far-right militancy, to decades spent drifting between prisons, manipulating psychologists and judges. It is the story of a fake rehabilitation that opened the prison doors allowing Izzo to kill again.

Episode 4 - The Circeo Massacre

This episode walks you through the full story of one of the most famous cases in Italy: the Circeo Massacre. You'll hear how two girls were lured to a seaside villa outside of Rome, how a night that seemed ordinary turned into 36 hours of terror and how one of the girls managed a desperate escape that stunned Italy. Join me, Martina, into a detailed, chronological reconstruction of one of Italy's most infamous case.

Episode 3 - Long Live Giulia Cecchettin

Giulia Cecchettin was 22, just about to graduate. But her destiny was to become a symbol of a nation’s sickness: the normalization of violence against women

Episode 2 - Suor Maria Laura Mainetti and the banality of evil

In June 2000, in the quiet mountain town of Chiavenna, three teenage girls lured a nun out of her convent and murdered her in what the press called a “satanic ritual.”But behind the headlines, the truth was far more disturbing.No cult. No demon. Just boredom, emptiness, and the terrifying banality of evil. Join me, Martina, as I tell the true story of Sister Maria Laura Mainetti: a woman who dedicated her life to helping others, and whose final words were, “God, forgive them.”