298:, Dosi, who had begun investigating him after hearing testimony from a maid in Rome who described a man similar in appearance to him, boarded the ship and demanded that to inspect Brydges' private quarters. While searching his bunkbed, Dosi found notes that referred to the times and places of the crimes; among them including a "St. Peter's Square" (from where Pelli was kidnapped), and the name "Charleri", which was similar to the surname of Carlieri, the killer's second victim. What stuck out in particular were handkerchiefs engraved with the initials "R.L.", which resembled a handkerchief found next to Pelli's body. In addition, Dosi cited that, much like what the Capri commissioner had told him, Brydges' left hand, except for one finger, was completely paralyzed. In the interrogations, Dosi also asked Brydges if he had ever used catalogues of ascetic books or art, as the crumpled, scorched remnants of one were found next to the body of Leonardi. To his shock, Brydges replied in the positive, claiming that he had picked some up from the Mowbray Library; however, this did not directly incriminate him, as that particular library was heavily frequented by clerics at the time. Using this circumstantial evidence and in spite of protests from representatives of the British consulate, Dosi formally arrested Brydges and subsequently had him imprisoned at a mental asylum in Santa Maria della Pietà. During his stay there, he was subjected to psychiatric examinations, which deduced that he was not a danger to society. Following mounting pressure from the
326:. For unclear reasons, some newspapers reports have incorrectly stated that Brydges had been arrested and subsequently executed for the crime he committed in South Africa. Doubt still exists whether Brydges was actually the killer or not. In contrast to Dosi's investigations, he did not speak Italian, and did not have the necessary vehicle to commit the crimes. and witnesses gave conflicting descriptions of the supposed killer. He also had an alibi for at least one of the murders, as he was on vacation in northern Italy at the time. While Dosi's research indicated that he was a child molester, it did not conclusively prove that Brydges himself was the elusive Monster of Rome.
279:, Brydges was arrested by the island's commissioner after being caught attempting to molest a young English girl, Patricia Blakensee, at the hotel. The commissioner was convinced that his guest had a profile compatible with that of the murderer, and was made additionally suspicious of the former's refusal to have his fingerprints taken. His English nationality and the discrepancy between his age and the supposed profile of the killer, which had been set at roughly 40, led to the English
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Canadian wife, Florence Caroline Jarvis, sometime in 1922, settling in an apartment in via Po where the pair resided until the spring of 1927. During this time, the murders attributed to the Monster of
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