Monsters of the Mangones | |
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Other names | 'The Cali Vampire' |
Details | |
Victims | 30–38 |
Span of crimes | 1963–1970s |
Country | Colombia |
State(s) | Valle del Cauca |
Date apprehended | Never apprehended |
The Monster of the Mangones is the name given to an unidentified Colombian serial killer who,[1] between the 1960s and 1970s, murdered between 30 and 38 preadolescent and teenage boys in Cali.[2] Believed to be a native of the city,[3] he would kidnap and later kill most of his victims in various remote vacant lots.[4]
At the time, it was the most notorious criminal case in the country's history.[5] For some, the Monster was a simple myth or legend,[6] while others believe that he actually existed, later earning comparisons with Luis Garavito.[7]
His modus operandi consisted of inserting needles into the heart and thorax, assaults, rapes and torture.[8] It is believed that he used syringes to draw blood from his victims.[9] The killer was described as a true sexual sadist, and possible sufferer of Reinfeld's syndrome.[2]