Francisco das Chagas Rodrigues de Brito
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Francisco das Chagas Rodrigues de Brito | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 61–62) |
| Convictions | Doubly qualified homicide, abuse against dead bodies, concealment of corpses[1] |
| Criminal penalty | 580 years imprisonment[2] |
| Details | |
| Victims | 30–42 |
| Country | Brazil |
| States | Maranhão, Pará |
Date apprehended | December 2003 |
Francisco das Chagas Rodrigues de Brito (born 1964) is a Brazilian former mechanic, serial killer, and sex offender deemed responsible in court for several homicides against children in the state of Maranhão, which included emasculation of the victims and abuse of their corpses. His guilt was proven when experts found several bodies, as well as limbs and fragments of children who had disappeared, in his residence.[3][4][5] Evidence points to him as the person responsible for the Altamira child emasculations, a series of crimes with the same modus operandi. These crimes occurred in the municipality of Altamira, in Pará, and the accused lived in that region for more than 10 years.[6][7][8] Francisco das Chagas Rodrigues de Brito is considered one of the most prolific serial killers in the country.[9]