Francisco Garcia Escalero
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Francisco Garcia Escalero: (b. May 24, 1954 in Madrid
) was a beggar Spanish serial killer
who killed 11 individuals between 1987 and 1994. Also, Escalero practiced necrophilia
and cannibalism
.
and to 'survive', he committed many thefts. He also looked at couples and naked women to masturbate
. In 1973 he was confined in a reformatory
after stealing a motorbike and was released in 1975, when he committed his first serious crime when he raped a girl with his friends. Escalero raped the girl in front of her boyfriend. Garcia was arrested and sentenced to a term of 12 years of prison. When he was finally released in 1984, he was unemployed and started a career as a beggar. He liked to drink mixes of alcohol
with tablet
s, so, sometimes he showed a violent and aggressive behaviour. Moreover, he suffered hallucinations that impulsed him to kill.
In March 1988 Escalero killed a beggar called Juan. Escalero stabbed him before crushing his head with a stone.
Months later, another beggar was found dead seriously burned.
Escalero continued killing many more people, practicing acts of necrophilia
and cannibalism
; assaulting the cemeteries and stealing many bodies to have sex with them.
In March 1989 a beggar called Ángel was found dead, decapitated and without his fingertips.
In May 1989 another beggar called Julio was found dead seriously stabbed, without his penis
and burned.
In 1994, the police was alerted by a psychiatric hospital
that two men had escaped. The men were Francisco Garcia Escalero and his friend Víctor Luis Criado. Both drunk. Two days later, the police found Victor Luis Criado dead with his skull
crushed and burned. During the police investigation, Escalero attempted suicide
on the street but only fractured a leg. At the hospital he confessed the murders and asked the nurses for him to be arrested.
Francisco Garcia Escalero was finally arrested in April 1994 by the police.
Escalero went to trial in February 1995 but was declared insane with a severe mental disorder caused by his alcoholism
and his schizophrenia
and was confined in a psychiatric hospital
. Today he is considered a dangerous person absolutely insane with a terrible mental disorder.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
) was a beggar Spanish serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
who killed 11 individuals between 1987 and 1994. Also, Escalero practiced necrophilia
Necrophilia
Necrophilia, also called thanatophilia or necrolagnia, is the sexual attraction to corpses,It is classified as a paraphilia by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. The word is artificially derived from the ancient Greek words: νεκρός and φιλία...
and cannibalism
Cannibalism
Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh of other human beings. It is also called anthropophagy...
.
Biography
He was born on May 24, 1954 in Madrid, Spain. Escalero was a sickly and a strange boy that received a poor and deficient education. As a boy he also enjoyed walking through the cemetery. His father hated him and gave him many beatings. At age 16, Escalero was confined in a psychiatric hospitalPsychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
and to 'survive', he committed many thefts. He also looked at couples and naked women to masturbate
Masturbation
Masturbation refers to sexual stimulation of a person's own genitals, usually to the point of orgasm. The stimulation can be performed manually, by use of objects or tools, or by some combination of these methods. Masturbation is a common form of autoeroticism...
. In 1973 he was confined in a reformatory
Reformatory
Reformatory is a term that has had varied meanings within the penal system, depending on the jurisdiction and the era. It may refer to a youth detention center, or an adult correctional facility. The term is still in popular use for adult facilities throughout the United States, although most...
after stealing a motorbike and was released in 1975, when he committed his first serious crime when he raped a girl with his friends. Escalero raped the girl in front of her boyfriend. Garcia was arrested and sentenced to a term of 12 years of prison. When he was finally released in 1984, he was unemployed and started a career as a beggar. He liked to drink mixes of alcohol
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
with tablet
Tablet
A tablet is a pharmaceutical dosage form. It comprises a mixture of active substances and excipients, usually in powder form, pressed or compacted from a powder into a solid dose...
s, so, sometimes he showed a violent and aggressive behaviour. Moreover, he suffered hallucinations that impulsed him to kill.
Crimes and arrest
Disturbed by the 'voices', Francisco started his criminal career when he killed the prostitute Paula Martínez in August 1987. Escalero decapitated and burned her.In March 1988 Escalero killed a beggar called Juan. Escalero stabbed him before crushing his head with a stone.
Months later, another beggar was found dead seriously burned.
Escalero continued killing many more people, practicing acts of necrophilia
Necrophilia
Necrophilia, also called thanatophilia or necrolagnia, is the sexual attraction to corpses,It is classified as a paraphilia by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. The word is artificially derived from the ancient Greek words: νεκρός and φιλία...
and cannibalism
Cannibalism
Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh of other human beings. It is also called anthropophagy...
; assaulting the cemeteries and stealing many bodies to have sex with them.
In March 1989 a beggar called Ángel was found dead, decapitated and without his fingertips.
In May 1989 another beggar called Julio was found dead seriously stabbed, without his penis
Penis
The penis is a biological feature of male animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates...
and burned.
In 1994, the police was alerted by a psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
that two men had escaped. The men were Francisco Garcia Escalero and his friend Víctor Luis Criado. Both drunk. Two days later, the police found Victor Luis Criado dead with his skull
Human skull
The human skull is a bony structure, skeleton, that is in the human head and which supports the structures of the face and forms a cavity for the brain.In humans, the adult skull is normally made up of 22 bones...
crushed and burned. During the police investigation, Escalero attempted suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
on the street but only fractured a leg. At the hospital he confessed the murders and asked the nurses for him to be arrested.
Francisco Garcia Escalero was finally arrested in April 1994 by the police.
Escalero went to trial in February 1995 but was declared insane with a severe mental disorder caused by his alcoholism
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
and his schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...
and was confined in a psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
. Today he is considered a dangerous person absolutely insane with a terrible mental disorder.