The murderer who strangled a Greenhithe police officer before dissolving his body in acid has been found dead in prison, the Ministry of Justice has said.
Brizzi, 50, was jailed at the Old Bailey for a minimum of 24 years in December for the murder of 59-year-old Gordon Semple at his flat in south London.
He died at HMP Belmarsh, the high security jail in Woolwich, south east London.
A Prison Service spokeswoman said in a statement: "HMP Belmarsh prisoner Stefano Brizzi died in custody on Sunday.
"As with all deaths in custody there will be an independent investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman."
Brizzi was arrested after police called to his flat to investigate a foul stench discovered the gruesome scene.
During his trial, the Italian admitted he was inspired by his favourite TV series Breaking Bad as he tried to get away with the killing by dissolving his victim's flesh in an acid bath.
But the crystal meth addicted former Morgan Stanley IT developer denied he had cooked and tried to eat parts of the body with chopsticks, saying he had no memory of it.
PC Gordon Semple
Brizzi was found guilty of murder and sentenced by Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC to life with a minimum of 24 years, with seven years concurrent for disposing of the body.
The court heard evidence from an odontologist settled the matter of whether Brizzi had in fact cannibalised part of his victim.
On examining a rib discarded in the kitchen bin, the expert found that a bite mark did in fact match the defendant's lower teeth.
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