Pedro Rodrigues Filho

In this Portuguese name, "Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

Pedro Rodrigues Filho
Rodrigues in 1991
Born
Pedro Rodrigues Filho

(1954-10-29)29 October 1954
Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died5 March 2023(2023-03-05) (aged 68)
Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
Other names
  • Killer Petey
  • Pedrinho Matador
Criminal charge(s)71 counts of murder confirmed (1968–2007), suspected to be 100 or more; riot and deprivation of liberty (2011–2018)
Criminal penalty30 years imprisonment (1973–2007); 8 years imprisonment (7 served on good behavior; 2011–2018)
PartnerMaria Aparecida "Botinha" Olympia (1969–1971; murdered while pregnant by street gang)
YouTube information
Years active2018–2023
Genre(s)Commentary, review (true crime, podcast)
Subscribers251,000+[1]
Total views36.4 million+[1]
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 22 August 2022

Pedro Rodrigues Filho (29 October 1954 – 5 March 2023), also known as Pedrinho Matador, Killer Lil' Pedro, Killer Killer Petey, or simply Killer Petey, was a Brazilian serial killer, spree killer, vigilante, and YouTuber known for pursuing and killing exclusively suspected criminals as a teenager, between the age of 14 and 19, in particular an entire gang in response to the murder of his pregnant girlfriend. Officially sentenced for 71 murders but claiming to have killed over 100 drug dealers, rapists, and murderers, he served 34 years in prison before his release in 2007. In 2011, Rodrigues was imprisoned again on charges of inciting riot and deprivation of liberty; he was sentenced to eight years in prison, but was released again in 2018 after seven years on good behavior.[2]

Since his second release from prison in 2018, after announcing himself to be reformed from his self-declared vigilantism as a youth and committed to not committing any more crimes, Rodrigues was considered a Brazilian celebrity and YouTuber, maintaining a YouTube channel called Pedrinho EX Matador, commenting on modern crimes while educating the public that criminal acts are not something to be proud of.[3]

Following Rodrigues' initial planned 2003 release, author Jeff Lindsay began publishing a novel series about a fictional American serial killer of killers inspired by Rodrigues, named Dexter Morgan. The series's success, along with that of its 2006 television adaptation and 2021 revival, led to widespread retrospective media attention being brought to Rodrigues, with him becoming internationally known alternately both as the "Brazilian Dexter" and the "South American Punisher" (after the Marvel Comics character of the same name).[4]

  1. ^ a b "Pedrinho EX Matador – 2P Entretenimento". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Maior serial killer do Brasil vira comentarista de crimes e faz sucesso no YouTube" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference AAB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Robinson, Eugene S. (8 February 2021). "This Brazilian Dexter Loves Killing Killers". OZY. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.