Diogo Alves

Diogo Alves
Alves in 1840
Born
Diego Álvarez

1810
Samos, Spain
Died19 February 1841
(aged 30–31)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Other names"The Aqueduct Murderer"
"Pancada”
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)Murder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Victims70+
Span of crimes
1836–1840
CountryPortugal
State(s)Lisbon

Diogo Alves (born Diego Álvarez; 1810 – 19 February 1841) was a Spanish serial killer and robber. Between 1836 and 1840, he killed 70 people.[1] The crimes he committed were all in the area of the Águas Livres Aqueduct, thus earning the title "Aqueduct Murderer". He was sentenced to death and hanged on 19 February 1841, along with one of his accomplices. His head was separated from his body and placed in a flask to preserve it for scientific purposes, and it is now a tourist attraction.[2]