Involvement in The "Monster of Florence" Case
Preston moved to Florence, Italy with his young family and became fascinated with an unsolved local murder mystery involving a serial killer, the Monster of Florence case. Both the case and his problems with the Italian authorities are the subject of his 2008 book: The Monster of Florence. The book is currently being developed into a movie by the studio Fox 2000, produced by George Clooney, in which Clooney will play the role of Preston.
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