Simone Pianetti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSimone Pianetti
Italian murderer
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Camerata Cornello, Lombardy, Italy
About Simone Pianetti
- Simone Pianetti (born 1858) was an Italian anarchist and mass murderer. Pianetti was born in Camerata Cornello, Lombardy.
- At a young age, he unsuccessfully attempted to kill his father over a legacy question.
- For unknown reasons he was not charged and in an agreement with the local chief of the Carabinieri, he left Italy and went to the United States of America.
- After some years in the US he returned to Italy with a ticket paid for by his father.
- Back in his village, he married a woman named Carlotta who gave birth to seven children.Pianetti opened a small restaurant where customers were also allowed to dance.
- Because the local parish priest and other church people did not agree with dancing in Pianetti's restaurant, the municipality forced him to close it.
- He subsequently opened an electric powered mill which was also unsuccessful.Pianetti was the only person in the village who did not attend church on Sundays.
- He had grown to think that everyone in Camerata Cornello hated him, which supposedly led him to his killing spree.
Read more at Wikipedia