{"id":5004,"date":"2024-07-11T09:40:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T09:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.breradesigndistrict.it\/?p=5004"},"modified":"2024-07-11T09:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T09:46:49","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breradesigndistrict.it\/en\/news\/curiosita\/il-mostro-di-milano\/","title":{"rendered":"The Monster of Milan","raw":"The Monster of Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A crime story that shocked the city <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

In the first half of the 19th century (around 1830), a young 25-year-old named Antonio Boggia worked at Palazzo Cusani, then the seat of the Austrian government.
Antonio’s job was to maintain the stoves and, thanks to his knowledge of the German language, he soon became the head of the complex heating system that supplied the palace during the coldest winter months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But who was Antonio Boggia?
Born in Urio, Lake Como, in 1799, Antonio Boggia immediately made himself known for his bad intentions and habits.
Not yet 20 years old, he fled to the Kingdom of Sardinia, leaving Lombardy-Venetia, pursued by accusations of countless frauds. Here, however, he is soon imprisoned for attempted murder.
Taking advantage of a prison riot, he escaped and arrived in the city of Milan, which, unaware of his past, welcomed him with open arms.

His first home was in Via del Ges\u00f9 but in 1831, after his marriage, he moved with his wife to Via Nerino 2 in the building owned by Ester Maria Perrocchio, who soon became one of his first victims.
On 16 February 1860, in fact, a certain Giovanni Mourier presented himself at the headquarters in Via della Moscova to report the disappearance of his 76-year-old mother, who had not been heard from for several months. The woman in question is Ester Maria Perrocchio.
As if that were not enough, it is discovered that Antonio Boggia had appointed himself factotum in place of the lady by increasing the rent to the tenants of the building without any justification.
After several investigations, strange facts linked to the figure of Boggia began to emerge, stories of murders, swindles and brawls dating back to the early 1950s that made the police suspicious.
Some tenants of the building in Via Nerino also begin to report certain bizarre facts to the authorities, such as having seen Boggia fiddling with bricks and sand in a warehouse in nearby Via Bagnera.
This is how they find the lifeless body of the brutally mutilated woman.
Investigating further, new scams and new victims soon emerge.
The biggest discovery that undoubtedly nails Boggia takes place in the cellar in Via Bagnera where, on the floor, the murderer had carved out enough space for three corpses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boggia was thus taken and locked up in San Vittore, where he tried to pass himself off as insane in order to avoid capital punishment, claiming that it was an inner voice ordering him to kill.
However, this theatrics were to no avail and Antonio Boggia was brought to the gallows on 8 April 1862, amidst a crowd of furious citizens, on a public ground adjacent to the Bastions between Porta Ludovica and Porta Vigentina.
His body was buried apart from his skull, which was later entrusted to Cesare Lombroso to devote himself to phrenological studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the first half of the 19th century (around 1830), a young 25-year-old named Antonio Boggia worked at Palazzo Cusani, then the seat of the Austrian government.
Antonio's job was to maintain the stoves and, thanks to his knowledge of the German language, he soon became the head of the complex heating system that supplied the palace during the coldest winter months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But who was Antonio Boggia?
Born in Urio, Lake Como, in 1799, Antonio Boggia immediately made himself known for his bad intentions and habits.
Not yet 20 years old, he fled to the Kingdom of Sardinia, leaving Lombardy-Venetia, pursued by accusations of countless frauds. Here, however, he is soon imprisoned for attempted murder.
Taking advantage of a prison riot, he escaped and arrived in the city of Milan, which, unaware of his past, welcomed him with open arms.

His first home was in Via del Ges\u00f9 but in 1831, after his marriage, he moved with his wife to Via Nerino 2 in the building owned by Ester Maria Perrocchio, who soon became one of his first victims.
On 16 February 1860, in fact, a certain Giovanni Mourier presented himself at the headquarters in Via della Moscova to report the disappearance of his 76-year-old mother, who had not been heard from for several months. The woman in question is Ester Maria Perrocchio.
As if that were not enough, it is discovered that Antonio Boggia had appointed himself factotum in place of the lady by increasing the rent to the tenants of the building without any justification.
After several investigations, strange facts linked to the figure of Boggia began to emerge, stories of murders, swindles and brawls dating back to the early 1950s that made the police suspicious.
Some tenants of the building in Via Nerino also begin to report certain bizarre facts to the authorities, such as having seen Boggia fiddling with bricks and sand in a warehouse in nearby Via Bagnera.
This is how they find the lifeless body of the brutally mutilated woman.
Investigating further, new scams and new victims soon emerge.
The biggest discovery that undoubtedly nails Boggia takes place in the cellar in Via Bagnera where, on the floor, the murderer had carved out enough space for three corpses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boggia was thus taken and locked up in San Vittore, where he tried to pass himself off as insane in order to avoid capital punishment, claiming that it was an inner voice ordering him to kill.
However, this theatrics were to no avail and Antonio Boggia was brought to the gallows on 8 April 1862, amidst a crowd of furious citizens, on a public ground adjacent to the Bastions between Porta Ludovica and Porta Vigentina.
His body was buried apart from his skull, which was later entrusted to Cesare Lombroso to devote himself to phrenological studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image: Milano Toda<\/em>y<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false,"raw":""},"author":2,"featured_media":5005,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_it_post_content":"\n\n\n

Nella prima met\u00e0 del 1800 (1830 circa) presso Palazzo Cusani, allora sede del governo Austriaco, lavorava un giovane 25enne di nome Antonio Boggia.
Antonio aveva come incarico la manutenzione delle stufe e, grazie alla sua conoscenza della lingua tedesca, divenne presto il responsabile fochista del complesso sistema di riscaldamento che forniva il palazzo nei mesi invernali pi\u00f9 rigidi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ma chi \u00e8 Antonio Boggia?
Nato a Urio, lago di Como, nel 1799 fin da subito Antonio Boggia si fa riconoscere per le sue cattive intenzioni e abitudini.
Non ancora ventenne scappa nel regno di Sardegna, abbandonando il Lombardo Veneto, inseguito da denunce per innumerevoli truffe. Qui per\u00f2 viene presto incarcerato per tentato omicidio.
Approfittando di una rivolta in carcere, fugge e arriva nella citt\u00e0 di Milano che ignara dei suoi trascorsi lo accoglie a braccia aperte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La sua prima abitazione si trovava in via del Ges\u00f9 ma nel 1831, dopo il matrimonio,si trasferisce con la sua consorte in via Nerino 2 nello stabile di propriet\u00e0 di Ester Maria Perrocchio, che diventa  presto una delle sue prime vittime.
Il 16 febbraio del 1860 infatti un certo Giovanni Mourier si presenta presso gli uffici del comando di via della Moscova per denunciare la scomparsa della madre, di anni 76, che da diversi mesi non dava pi\u00f9 notizie di s\u00e9. La donna in questione \u00e8 Ester Maria Perrocchio.
Come se non bastasse si scopre  che Antonio Boggia si era autonominato factotum al posto della signora aumentando senza alcuna motivazione l\u2019affitto agli inquilini del palazzo.
Dopo diversi accertamenti iniziano ad emergere strani fatti legati alla figura di Boggia, storie di omicidi, truffe e risse risalenti ai primi anni \u201850 che insospettiscono i carabinieri.
Alcuni inquilini del palazzo di via Nerino inoltre iniziano anche a riportare  alle autorit\u00e0 certi fatti bizzarri, come l\u2019 aver visto Boggia armeggiare con mattoni e sabbia in un magazzino della vicina via Bagnera.
Detto fatto \u00e8 cos\u00ec che trovano  il corpo esanime della donna brutalmente mutilata.
Indagando ulteriormente, vengono presto  fuori nuove truffe e nuove vittime.
La pi\u00f9 grande scoperta che senza alcun dubbio inchioda  Boggia avviene  nella cantina di via Bagnera in cui, a pavimento, l\u2019assassino aveva ricavato  uno spazio sufficiente per 3 cadaveri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boggia viene  cos\u00ec portato e rinchiuso a San Vittore dove cerca di spacciarsi per pazzo per evitare la pena capitale, appigliandosi al fatto che er una voce interiore ad ordinargli  di uccidere.
Questo teatrino non serve tuttavia  a nulla e Antonio Boggia viene portato al patibolo l\u20198 aprile del 1862, tra una folla di cittadini furiosi, in un terreno pubblico adiacente i Bastioni tra Porta Ludovica e Porta Vigentina.
Il suo corpo viene  sepolto a parte  il cranio, affidato successivamente agli studi di Cesare Lombroso per dedicarsi con cura agli studi frenologici.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immagine: Milano Today<\/em><\/p>\n","_it_post_name":"il-mostro-di-milano","_it_post_excerpt":"","_it_post_title":"Il mostro di Milano","_en_post_content":"\n\n\n

In the first half of the 19th century (around 1830), a young 25-year-old named Antonio Boggia worked at Palazzo Cusani, then the seat of the Austrian government.
Antonio's job was to maintain the stoves and, thanks to his knowledge of the German language, he soon became the head of the complex heating system that supplied the palace during the coldest winter months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But who was Antonio Boggia?
Born in Urio, Lake Como, in 1799, Antonio Boggia immediately made himself known for his bad intentions and habits.
Not yet 20 years old, he fled to the Kingdom of Sardinia, leaving Lombardy-Venetia, pursued by accusations of countless frauds. Here, however, he is soon imprisoned for attempted murder.
Taking advantage of a prison riot, he escaped and arrived in the city of Milan, which, unaware of his past, welcomed him with open arms.

His first home was in Via del Ges\u00f9 but in 1831, after his marriage, he moved with his wife to Via Nerino 2 in the building owned by Ester Maria Perrocchio, who soon became one of his first victims.
On 16 February 1860, in fact, a certain Giovanni Mourier presented himself at the headquarters in Via della Moscova to report the disappearance of his 76-year-old mother, who had not been heard from for several months. The woman in question is Ester Maria Perrocchio.
As if that were not enough, it is discovered that Antonio Boggia had appointed himself factotum in place of the lady by increasing the rent to the tenants of the building without any justification.
After several investigations, strange facts linked to the figure of Boggia began to emerge, stories of murders, swindles and brawls dating back to the early 1950s that made the police suspicious.
Some tenants of the building in Via Nerino also begin to report certain bizarre facts to the authorities, such as having seen Boggia fiddling with bricks and sand in a warehouse in nearby Via Bagnera.
This is how they find the lifeless body of the brutally mutilated woman.
Investigating further, new scams and new victims soon emerge.
The biggest discovery that undoubtedly nails Boggia takes place in the cellar in Via Bagnera where, on the floor, the murderer had carved out enough space for three corpses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boggia was thus taken and locked up in San Vittore, where he tried to pass himself off as insane in order to avoid capital punishment, claiming that it was an inner voice ordering him to kill.
However, this theatrics were to no avail and Antonio Boggia was brought to the gallows on 8 April 1862, amidst a crowd of furious citizens, on a public ground adjacent to the Bastions between Porta Ludovica and Porta Vigentina.
His body was buried apart from his skull, which was later entrusted to Cesare Lombroso to devote himself to phrenological studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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