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The Brazilian Dexter

Pedro Rodrigues Filho

Image result for pedro rodrigues filhoFilho was born on a farm in Santa Rita do Sapucaí, south of Minas Gerais, with his skull bruised as a result of his father kicking his mother's belly during a fight. He claimed he wanted to kill for the first time at age 13 - in a fight with an older cousin, he pushed the young man into a sugar cane press, almost killing him.

Image result for pedro rodrigues filhoAt 14, he killed the deputy mayor of Santa Rita do Sapucaí by shooting him in front of the city hall, for having fired his father, a school guard, then accused of stealing school lunch. He then killed a security guard, who was suspected of being the actual thief. Filho took refuge in Mogi das Cruzes, Greater Sao Paulo, where he began robbing drug dens and killing traffickers. He met with a traffic leader's widow, nicknamed Botinha, and they began living together. Filho took on the duties of the deceased and was soon "forced" to eliminate some rivals, killing three ex-cronies. He lived there until Botinha was executed by the police. Filho escaped. He regrouped soldiers and set up his own business.

Image result for pedro rodriguesLater, in search of revenge for the murder of his pregnant companion and unborn child, he tortured and killed several people, trying to find out who was responsible. The client, a former rival who had been betrayed by his ex-wife, received a visit from Filho and four friends during a wedding party. They left a trail of seven dead and sixteen wounded. At that time, Filho was not even 18 years old yet.

Image result for pedro rodrigues filhoStill, in Mogi, he executed his father in city jail for killing his mother with 21 machete blows. His revenge was cruel: in addition to 22 stab wounds, he ripped out his father's heart, chewed apart and spat it out, according to a TV interview with journalist Marcelo Rezende.

Image result for pedro rodrigues filhoFilho was arrested for the first time on May 24, 1973, and has lived in prison for most of his adult years. It is said in the police records that he was once put on a muffler to be transported by the PM together with another prisoner, both handcuffed and that when they went to open the back of the car, the other prisoner was already dead. Filho took responsibility for the crime, justifying it by claiming that his companion was a rapist. In 2003, although he was sentenced to 126 years imprisonment, he was to be released, because Brazilian law prohibits anyone from spending more than 30 years behind bars - although a 1934 decree, signed by then-president Getulio Vargas, which allowed psychopaths to be maintained indefinitely in psychiatric establishments for treatment. Also, because of crimes committed inside the prisons, which increased his sentences for almost 400 years, their stay in prison was extended by the Justice until 2017. Filho had the freedom to remake his life with his girlfriend, a former prisoner whose name he did not reveal, whom he had met by exchanging letters. After serving 12 years for theft, the woman was released and visited Filho in the Taubate prison.
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