List of serial killers in Brazil
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A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more people, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them.[1][2] The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines serial killing as "a series of two or more murders, committed as separate events, usually, but not always, by one offender acting alone".[2][3]
Identified serial killers
| Name | Years active | Proven victims | Possible victims | Status | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| do Amaral, José Augusto | 1926–1927 | 3 | 8 | Died before trial | Considered the first Brazilian serial killer; murdered and raped three young men around São Paulo; guilt is disputed | .[4] |
| Antunes Trigueiro, Marcos | 2009–2010 | 5 | 5+ | Imprisoned | Known as "The Industrial Maniac"; raped and murdered women around Belo Horizonte | [5] |
| de Assis Pereira, Francisco | 1997–1998 | 11 | 11 | 268 years imprisonment | Known as "The Park Maniac"; tortured, raped, and murdered women at a park in São Paulo | [6] |
| Baptista, Douglas | 1992–2003 | 8 | 8+ | 60 years imprisonment | Known as "The São Vicente Maniac"; bound and drowned children in Baixada Santista | [7] |
| Basílio Rodrigues, Leandro | 2007–2008 | 5 | 9+ | 111 years imprisonment | Known as "The Guarulhos Maniac"; strangled and raped women around Guarulhos | [8] |
| Baú, Luiz | 1975–1980 | 5 | 5 | Escaped from custody; fate unknown | Known as "The Monster of Erechim"; schizophrenic who murdered a boy he groomed; later escaped and murdered an additional four people in four days | [9] |
| Botton Neto, Fortunato | 1986–1989 | 3 | 13 | Died in prison | Known as "The Trianon Maniac"; murdered and robbed wealthy gay men around Trianon Park | [10] |
| Bueno, Abraão José | 2005 | 4 | 4 | 110 years imprisonment | Nurse who fatally sedated children in an attempt to save them and be portrayed as heroic | [11] |
| Celestrino, Dyonathan | 2008 | 3 | 3 | Incarcerated | Known as "The Cross Maniac"; Neo-paganist who murdered three people in religious rituals | [12] |
| Costa de Andrade, Marcelo | 1991 | 14 | 14+ | Interned at a psychiatric facility | Known as "The Vampire of Niterói"; murdered and raped young boys around Itaboraí, sometimes mutilating their bodies or drinking their blood | [13] |
| Costa de Oliveira, Pedro | 1922–1952 | 3 | 3 | Died in prison | Murdered and raped women after their refused to cater to his sexual fetishes | [14] |
| Ferraira de Sousa, Anísio | 1989–1992 | 3 | 19 | Died in prison | Doctor and spiritualist implicated in the Altamira child emasculations | [15] |
| Figueira da Rocha, Diogo | 1894–1897 | 50 | 50+ | Presumably killed in a shootout with police | Career criminal who murdered various people around São Paulo | [16] |
| Firmino Gomes, Roneys Fon | 2005–2015 | 6 | 6+ | 21 years imprisonment | Known as "The Tower Maniac"; murdered prostitutes around Maringá and abandoned their bodies underneath electrical towers | [17] |
| Garanhuns cannibals | 2008–2012 | 3 | 8 | Imprisoned | Trio of cannibals who murdered at least one teenage and two women in Pernambuco | [18] |
| Gomes da Rocha, Tiago Henrique | 2011–2014 | 11 | 39 | 25 years imprisonment | Former security guard who killed homeless people, women, and homosexuals during supposed robberies around Goiás | [19] |
| Guimarães, Edson Izidoro | 1999 | 4 | 131 | 76 years imprisonment | Nurse who fatally poisoned patients at a hospital in Méier to relieve them of their suffering | [20] |
| Guimarães da Silva, Paulo Sérgio | 1998–1999 | 7 | 7 | 184 years imprisonment | Known as "The Cassino Maniac"; targeted couples at Praia do Cassino | [21] |
| Índio do Brasil, Febrônio | 1925–1927 | 6 | 6+ | Died in a psychiatric facility | Mentally-ill religious maniac who sexually assaulted and strangled young boys and teens | [22] |
| Lisboa, Paulo José | 1980s–2000 | 11 | 11 | Died a free man in 2022 | Known as "The Chain Maniac"; killed prostitutes in São Paulo and Espírito Santo, some while a fugitive from the law | [23] |
| de Marco, Francisco | 1953–1984 | 7 | 7+ | Deceased; exact fate unknown | Known as "The Monster of Rio Claro"; raped and murdered children around São Paulo and Minas Gerais, emasculating his male victims | [24] |
| Matias, José Vicente | 1999–2005 | 6 | 6 | 23 years imprisonment | Former artisan who raped, murdered, and dismembered women across four states | [25] |
| Moreira de Carvalho, Benedito | 1952 | 11 | 11 | Died in a psychiatric facility | Known as "The Monster of Guaianases"; rapist who strangled young children, often targeting those of Japanese descent | [26] |
| Oliveira Rosário, Ademir | 1991–2007 | 3 | 3 | 57 years imprisonment | Known as "The Cantareira Maniac"; serial rapist who murdered two teenagers after being released from a previous manslaughter conviction | [27] |
| de Oliveira, Florisvaldo | 1982–1983 | 50 | 50+ | Murdered in 2012 | Former police officer who murdered suspected criminals on the outskirts of São Paulo | [28] |
| de Oliveira, Ibraim de Oliveira, Henrique |
1991–1995 (Ibraim) 1995 (Henrique) |
7 (Ibraim) 6 (Henrique) |
8+ (Ibraim) 6+ (Henrique) |
Killed by police (Ibraim) 40 years imprisonment (Henrique) |
Known as "The Necrophile Brothers"; killed people around their hometown of Nova Friburgo, having sex with the bodies of female victims | [29] |
| de Oliveira, Sebastião Antônio | 1953–1975 | 5 | 5 | Committed suicide before trial | Known as "The Monster of Bragança"; raped and murdered minors around Bragança Paulista | [30] |
| de Oliveira Batos, Ronis | 2011 | 8 | 8 | Died in a psychiatric facility | Known as "The Itaquaquecetuba Serial Killer"; shot and stabbed men at random around Itaquaquecetuba | [31] |
| Patrocínio Orpinelli, Laerte | 1990–1999 | 10 | 10+ | Died in prison | Known as "The Bicycle Maniac"; itinerant door shiner who raped and murdered children around São Paulo | [32] |
| Paz Bezerra, José | 1970–1971 | 7 | 24 | Released in 2001 | Known as "The Monster of Morumbi"; strangled and raped women around São Paulo and Pará | [33] |
| Pereira da Costa, João Acácio | 1966–1967 | 4 | 4 | Killed in self-defense in 1985 | Known as "The Red Light Bandit"; burglar who shot and killed four people during burglaries and robberies | [34] |
| Ramos, José | 1863–1864 | 9 | 9+ | Died in prison | Together with his wife and an accomplice, committed the "Rua do Arvoredo murders" in Porto Alegre; killed and robbed wealthy immigrants, allegedly turning their remains into sausages | [35] |
| Rodrigues de Brito, Francisco das Chagas | 1991–2004 | 30 | 42 | 580 years imprisonment | Pedophile who raped, murdered, emasculated and mutilated young boys around Maranhão | [36] |
| Rodrigues Filho, Pedro | 1968–2007 | 71 | 100+ | Murdered after release in 2023 | Known as "Killer Petey"; vigilante who murdered other criminals while incarcerated in various prisons around Brazil | [37] |
| Rosa da Conceição, Pedro | 1906–1911 | 6 | 18 | Died in a psychiatric facility | Murdered three people at a train station, and later two inmates and a guard at the psychiatric facility he was interned at; confessed to murdering a family of 12 in a previous incident | [38] |
| da Silva, Adriano Vicente | 2001–2004 | 10 | 13 | 264 years imprisonment | Known as "The Monster of Passo Fundo"; murdered a taxi driver in União da Vitória; escaped from prison, after which he started strangling children around Rio Grande do Sul | [39] |
Unidentified serial killers
| Name | Years active | Proven victims | Possible victims | Regions where active | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guarulhos Strangler | 2001–2002 | 8 | 8 | São Paulo | Raped and strangled women and young girls in Guarulhos | [40] |
| Rainbow Maniac | 2007–2008 | 13 | 13 | São Paulo | Responsible for the Paturis Park murders targeting homosexual men; police officer Jairo Francisco Franco was charged, but later acquitted, of the crimes | [41] |