Donato Bilancia

The Monster of Liguria, The Ligurian Monster

  Active for 2 years
(1997-1998) in Italy

17

CONFIRMED
VICTIMS

17

POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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  10. 11 Timeline Events
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  12. Boolean Statistical Questions
  13. 8 Books About Donato Bilancia
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Donato Bilancia an Italian serial killer and burglar known as The Monster of Liguria, The Ligurian Monster and the Prostitutes Killer. Bilancia murdered seventeen people, mainly prostitutes, between 1997 and 1998. Bilancia was sentenced to thirteen terms of life imprisonment plus an additional twenty years imprisonment for the attempted murder of the prostitute who survived.

Donato Bilancia Serial Killer Profile

Serial Killer Donato Bilancia (aka) The Monster of Liguria, The Ligurian Monster, was active for 2 years between 1997-1998, known to have ( 17 confirmed / 17 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: Italy

Donato Bilancia was born on July 10th 1951 in Potenza, Italian comune.

Bilancia a heterosexual male citizen of Italy. no degree received. Bilancia never married. He had no children.

In 1997 (Age 45/46) Donato Bilancia started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to rob, murder his victims. Donato Bilancia used a weapon and was in possession of a firearm during his crimes. At the time of his crimes he was living with alone at multiple locations in Italy, where Bilancia was known to work as a serial killer.

He was arrested on May 6th 1998 (Age 46), convicted on April 12th 2000 (Age 48), sentenced to life imprisonment, thirteen terms plus an additional twenty years at a prison in Italy. Bilancia was convicted on charges of murder and other possible charges during his lifetime.

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Donato Bilancia has been listed on Killer.Cloud since November of 2016 and was last updated 4 years ago.

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Donato Bilancia
Serial Killer Profile:

Updated: 2019-05-22 Collected by Killer.Cloud
General Information
Name: Donato Bilancia
Nickname: The Monster of Liguria, The Ligurian Monster
Victims: 17 - 17
Years Active: 1997 - 1998
Ages Active: 45/46 - 46/47
Active Countries: Italy
Convicted Of: murder
Life Span: 1951 -     
Characteristics
Gender: Male
Citizenship: Italy
Sexual Preference: heterosexual
Astrological Sign: Cancer
Jun 21 - Jul 23
Birth Month: July
Marital Status: never married
Children: no children
Living With: alone at multiple locations in Italy
Occupation: serial killer
Childhood Information
D.O.B.: Jul 10, 1951
Family Name: Bilancia
Given Name: Donato
Birth Location: Potenza, Italian comune
Birth Order: N/A
Siblings: N/A
Raised By: N/A
Birth Category: N/A
Mother: N/A
Father: N/A

Cognitive Ability
IQ: N/A
Highest School: N/A
Highest Degree: no degree received

Incarceration
Arrested: May 6, 1998 (Age 46)
Convicted: Apr 12, 2000 (Age 48)
Sentence: life imprisonment, thirteen terms plus an additional twenty years
Prison Location: a prison in Italy
Executed: N/A
Previous Crimes: N/A
Previous Jail: N/A
Previous Prison: N/A

Death Information
Death Date: N/A
Cause of Death: N/A
Death Location: N/A
Killed In Prison: N/A
Suicide: N/A
11 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Donato Bilancia

The 11 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Donato Bilancia. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.

Date Event Description
Jul 10 1951Donato Bilancia was born in Potenza, Italian comune.  #19510710
Jul 10 1971
(Age 20)
20th Birthday
Jul 10 1981
(Age 30)
30th Birthday
Jul 10 1991
(Age 40)
40th Birthday
1997
(Age 45/46)
Donato Bilancia started his serial killing spree. #1997
1998
(Age 46/47)
Donato Bilancia ended his serial killing spree. #1998
May 06 1998
(Age 46)
Donato Bilancia arrested. #19980506
Apr 12 2000
(Age 48)
Donato Bilancia was convictedand sentenced to life imprisonment, thirteen terms plus an additional twenty years at a prison in Italy.  #20000412
Jul 10 2001
(Age 50)
50th Birthday
Jul 10 2011
(Age 60)
60th Birthday
Jul 10 2021
(Age 70)
70th Birthday
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used weapon TRUE 453
used gun TRUE 451
robbed TRUE 418


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8 Books that mention Serial Killer
Donato Bilancia

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1101204621 Serial Killers 19
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Donato "Walter" Bilancia, (born July 10, 1951) is an Italian serial killer who murdered 17 people – nine women and eight men – on the Italian Riviera in the period from October 1997 to May 1998. Bilancia's particularly confusional and asymmetrical modus operandi, made him difficult to identify and capture.

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External References
  1. Donato Bilancia on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 16, 2018.
  2. Juan Ignacio Blanco, Donato BILANCIA on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 16, 2018.
  3. Q1240701 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Oct 17, 2018.
  4. Donato Bilancia on criminalia.es, Retrieved on May 22, 2019.
Internal References

Donato Bilancia is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

  1. #1 of 7[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers active in Italy
  2. #2 of 34[ Page 1 ] of Cancer Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  3. #3 of 41[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in July
  4. #37 of 651[ Page 3 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
  5. #75 of 651[ Page 5 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  6. #438 of 651[ Page 30 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
  7. #523 of 651[ Page 35 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
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