Pedro Rodrigues Filho
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Pedro Rodrigues Filho is a Brazil
ian serial killer
. Nicknamed Pedrinho Matador (Little Peter the Killer) and arrested in 1973, in 2003 he was convicted of murdering at least 71 people and sentenced to 128 years in prison.
He has claimed over 100 victims, 47 of them prison inmates; he killed for "personal pleasure". He also killed his father at the age of 18 after stabbing his mother, Manuela, with a machete
. Pedro ate a piece of his heart.
He killed his first two victims at the age of 14.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian 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...
. Nicknamed Pedrinho Matador (Little Peter the Killer) and arrested in 1973, in 2003 he was convicted of murdering at least 71 people and sentenced to 128 years in prison.
He has claimed over 100 victims, 47 of them prison inmates; he killed for "personal pleasure". He also killed his father at the age of 18 after stabbing his mother, Manuela, with a machete
Machete
The machete is a large cleaver-like cutting tool. The blade is typically long and usually under thick. In the English language, an equivalent term is matchet, though it is less commonly known...
. Pedro ate a piece of his heart.
He killed his first two victims at the age of 14.