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1067:"Two Homosexual Pedophile Sadistic Serial Killers: Jürgen Bartsch (Germany, 1946–1976) and Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos (Colombia, 1957)"
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and several accomplices, she led "The Black Widow Gang"; defrauded and poisoned men for their
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1469:"Juan Carlos Villa, el asesino en serie de Risaralda responsable de al menos 11 homicidios"
1417:"FiscalĂa imputa por feminicidio a recluso que asesinĂł a su pareja en la cárcel de CĂłmbita"
1388:"Capturada mujer acusada de asesinar a sus esposos para cobrar millonarios seguros de vida"
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Bandit who murdered people across three municipalities, together with three accomplices
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Remembering the 39 victims that
Desquito killed in the village of La Italia (VictorĂa)
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1261:[20-year-old psychopath terrified the inhabitants of Kennedy and FontibĂłn].
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Predator"; poisoned three husbands for their life insurance policies
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Kidnapped, raped, tortured and then murdered between young boys and teenagers in
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Benecke, M.; Rodriquez, A.; Zabeck, M. & Mätzler, A. (September 2005).
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1496:[Serial killer and rapist who terrorized Villavicencio captured].
1221:[The "serial killer" of Guarne sentenced to 42 years in prison].
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after being released on parole for three similar murders and sex crimes
1441:"La historia del 'Monstruo de Monserrate', asesino en serie de mujeres"
1219:"Condenan a 42 años de prisión al llamado "asesino en serie" de Guarne"
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1494:"CayĂł feminicida y violador en serie que aterrorizaba a Villavicencio"
1315:[Paramilitaries killed inmate who hijacked Colombian plane].
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1313:"Paramilitares dieron muerte a reo que secuestrĂł aviĂłn Colombiano"
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1568:"Serial murder multi-disciplinary perspectives for investigators"
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1340:[The macabre journey of the 'Monster of Tenerife'].
567:"; tortured and murdered motorists he came across highways
985:[The story of five serial killers from Colombia].
796:; investigators believe the killer to have suffered from
959:(in Spanish). Ecuador. 15 November 1994. Archived from
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Satanist"; murdered victims on or around
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1366:"The gang of 'Black Widows' was captured in Antioquia"
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Santa Marta al DĂa. Accessed 30 May 2020. (in Spanish)
1111:"The gang of 'Black Widows' was captured in Antioquia"
953:[Timeline of the Murders of Barbosa Camargo].
168:"; raped and murdered young girls across Colombia and
983:"La historia de cinco asesinos en serie de Colombia"
1611:(1st ed.). New York: Henry Holt. p. 81.
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703:Murdered 11 people across various municipalities.
951:"Cronologia de los Asesinatos de Camargo Barbosa"
1368:(in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 12 September 2011
1113:(in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 12 September 2011
1015:(in Spanish). 16 February 2015. Archived from
863:be an agreed-upon component of the definition.
452:"; serial child rapist who murdered a girl in
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1338:"La macabra ruta del 'Monstruo de Tenerife'"
833:Ronald M. Holmes; Stephen T. Holmes (1998).
1165:[Murderer of Suba girls captured].
1084:: Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A.: 153–169.
1520:'The Monster of the Mangones' in the 1960s
836:Contemporary Perspectives on Serial Murder
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161:Murdered in prison by a victim's relative
137:Killed in a shootout with law enforcement
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1547:Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
1518:Germán Peña Córdoba (24 September 2019).
902:Correa, Juan David RamĂrez (6 May 2013).
1246:Melchor, the so-called 'Second Garavito'
933:Felipe Motoa Franco (17 November 2013).
1336:Rojas, Julián Espinos (16 April 2013).
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1526:. Accessed 9 August 2020. (in Spanish)
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1626:Lane, Brian; Gregg, Wilfred (1995) .
1163:"Capturado Homicida de Niñas de Suba"
477:Murdered in prison by fellow inmates
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1325:from the original on 12 August 2021.
940:. Accessed 4 June 2020. (in Spanish)
1541:Burkhalter Chmelir, Sandra (2003).
1629:The Encyclopedia Of Serial Killers
1415:Ă“scar Javier Bueno (16 May 2023).
1139:. 20 February 2005. Archived from
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1573:. Federal Bureau of Investigation
733:sex with their bodies post-mortem
679:, then had sex with their bodies
1321:(in Spanish). 21 February 2000.
21:
1632:. New York City: Berkley Book.
1042:[The murderous witch].
192:56 years; commuted to 26 years
59:Federal Bureau of Investigation
1545:. In Robert Kastenbaum (ed.).
1267:(in Spanish). 28 February 1998
1199:(in Spanish). 14 February 2019
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1449:(in Spanish). 2 December 2015
1396:(in Spanish). 30 January 2013
1287:"Yadira: la asesina en serie"
1227:(in Spanish). 20 January 2017
1171:(in Spanish). 1 February 2002
547:Luis Gregorio RamĂrez Maestre
424:; suspected in other murders
1607:Hollandsworth, Skip (2015).
1425:(in Spanish). Archived from
1038:Pujadas, Edda (5 May 2013).
364:, and later killed his wife
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743:Unidentified serial killers
340:Luis Alberto Malagón Suárez
116:involved in the drug trade
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448:Known as "The Predator of
1500:(in Spanish). 31 May 2017
1293:(in Spanish). 18 May 2014
563:Known as "The Monster of
432:Élver James Melchor Bañol
206:Cristopher Chávez Cuellar
65:Identified serial killers
1663:Colombian serial killers
711:Rubén Villalobos Herrera
464:John Jairo Moreno Torres
396:symbols on their bodies
356:Known as "The Sadist of
164:Known as "The Sadist of
1658:Lists of serial killers
1524:Sevilla Valle del Cauca
878:Burkhalter Chmelir 2003
814:Lists of serial killers
774:Monster of the Mangones
533:squad while on the run
230:MarĂa ConcepciĂłn Ladino
179:Manuel Octavio BermĂşdez
96:Andrés Leonardo Achipiz
1594:Cite journal requires
659:Fredy Armando Valencia
631:EfraĂn Sarmiento Cuero
148:Daniel Camargo Barbosa
124:José William Aranguren
1609:The Midnight Assassin
1133:"Who is Pedro Lopez?"
516:Hernando Arturo Prada
508:to steal their money
1429:on 14 November 2023.
1074:Minerva Medicolegale
762:Regions where active
372:Tomás Maldonado Cera
35:adding missing items
1668:Colombian criminals
1566:Morton, RJ (2005).
404:Jaime Iván MartĂnez
392:night, then carved
1522:Semanario digital
1143:on 21 October 2007
1040:"La bruja asesina"
798:clinical vampirism
607:Esneda Ruiz Cataño
33:; you can help by
1618:978-0-8050-9767-2
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