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murder abroad. amanda knox was going into her junior year of college. her mother etta recalls amanda the fresh-faced 20-year-old intent on adventure. >> she was going to study abroad going into college somewhere. she didn't know where yet. >> amanda would decide on perugia, italy. her sister deanna remembers when she moved into this house which she shared with three other girls, two italians and one british student named meredith kircher. why was she so set on that apartment? >> i think because of the people really. it was close to the college and her roommates are the sweetest peopl...

Prosecutor guilianio mignini's investigation would also end in failure. his case against journalist mario spezzi was completely thrown out, and his theory of a satanic cult and massive coverup in the monster case was being ridiculed by other italian justices, and mignini's tactics, including the wiretapping of offices, became part of a new case. mignini himself was accused, convicted, and sentenced to a 16-month suspended sentence for abusing his office. mignini, who is appealing the conviction, explained to us it's nothing. >> translator: i have seen this many times. when they say convicted o...

>> reporter: doug preston is a best-selling author that dreams up chilling murder plots in his writing shack on the cold coast of maine. 11 years ago he had an idea to write a chilling tale, but in a warmer location. >> i moved to italy to write a novel, and we rented a house in the tuscan hills just outside of florence. ♪ >> reporter: his research began with trying to learn about the italian justice system. teaming up with an old italian crime reporter named mario spezzi, he soon was intrigued about a serial killer italy had yet to catch. the monster of florence who killed eight couples fro...

Eight couples in the tuscan hills. prosecutor guilianio mignini's investigation would also end in failure. his case against journalist mario spezzi was completely thrown out, and his theory of a satanic cult and massive coverup in the monster case was being ridiculed by other italian justices, and mignini's tactics, including the wiretapping of offices, became part of a new case. mignini himself was accused, convicted, and sentenced to a 16-month suspended sentence for abusing his office. mignini, who is appealing the conviction, explained to us it's nothing. >> translator: i have seen this ma...

Prosecutor guilianio magnini's investigation would also end in failure. his case against journalist mario spezzi was completely thrown out, and his theory of a satanic cult and massive coverup in the monster case was being ridiculed by other italian justices, and magnini's tactics, including the wiretapping of offices, became part of a new case. magnini himself was accused, convicted, and sentenced to a 16-month suspended sentence for abusing his office. magnini, who is appealing the conviction, explained to us it's nothing. >> translator: i have seen this many times. when they say convicted o...