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Friday, May. 8 2009 @ 7:27AM
A twenty-something American college student has been accused of a bizarre and brutal murder while on an Italian excursion.
This is not a repeat.
Earlier this week, Michigan student Johnathan Robert Hindenach (some sources spell his first name Jonathan), age 24, allegedly murdered Florentine pensioner Riccardo Nistri, 62. Hindenach may have killed Nistri with a shard of glass from a broken mirror or a shattered bottle.
According to Italian press reports, Hindenach quarrelled with some fellow Americans with whom he was visiting Florence. Then, high on alcohol and hashish, he encountered Nistri in a warehouse (or possibly a store) on the Viale Michelangelo near Florence's Piazza Francesco Ferrucci. Police believe Hindenach stabbed Nistri twice in the throat.
A blood-soaked Hindenach was later found near the retired banker's body and may have tried to take his own life. The carabinieri (Italian police) were called to the scene after Nistri's son called his father's cell phone the morning after the murder and Hindenach answered it, saying, "I killed him."
Hindenach apparently confessed to the authorities after he was taken into custody, giving a disjointed narrative of the events leading up to the murder. Italian news agencies state that in addition to possibly being on drugs when Nistri was killed, Hindenach may suffer from depression and paranoid delusions.
Hindenach's American neighbors and acquaintances in Charlotte, MI are said to be "stunned" by the young man's arrest. They describe Hindenach as "a very good guy" and a "nice ... polite kid."
When contacted by a local TV station, Hindenach's family had no comment on the matter.
Can't believe this is happening again. Will we hear later that the confession was coerced?
Posted 05/09/2009 at 12:05:52 PMJohn is a good person! This is crazy, I've known John for a long time and this is unbelievable! My thoughts are with him and I hope he makes it home! He is a good person!
Posted 05/14/2009 at 10:54:57 AMHashish mixed with alcohol could be a very dark trip,thats where the word assassin came from.
Posted 05/31/2009 at 05:23:35 PMDon't forget the power of prescription medication. He could have been a regular user of Ritalin-type drugs, a casual user, or could have popped any of a number of drugs from Xanax to Risperdal. He may have been prescribed Prozac or Effexor for mild depression, or taken one of his friend's prescription. Mixed with alcohol, these drugs are unpredictable. Marijuana wouldn't help either, but more people kill while drunk than stoned, so let please let's not have a PDFA ad.
Posted 06/03/2009 at 05:18:47 PMI was on the trip with him. Part of the problem was that he wasn't taken his meds. Only the Ritalin I believe. It was crazy...like a book or movie. I feel very sorry for Jonathon and the families involved.
Posted 12/16/2009 at 11:42:53 AM