Brazil's Deadliest Serial Killer, Who Murdered Over 100, Including His Father, Is Freed | Where Is Pedro Rodrigues Filho Now?

Brazilian Pedro Rodrigues Filho, alias "Lil' Pedro Killer" or "Pedrinho Matador," is one of Brazil's most infamous serial killers who was convicted of 71 murders. Born in Minas Gerais in 1954, Filho killed his first victim when he was only 14 years old and went on to kill for more than three decades.

Filho reportedly killed his own father as a form of revenge for murdering his mother. While growing up, Filho and his mother were heavily abused by his father, who ultimately killed and dismembered his wife.

The Brazilian serial killer promised to avenge her mom's death, fulfilling his promise even while he was in prison. According to The Sun, Filho stabbed his father 22 times before he cut out his still-beating heart and chewed it.

"I cut out a piece of his heart. I chewed it... But I didn't swallow, I chewed and threw it over the body," he said about this gruesome act.

36-Year Crime Spree of Brazil Serial Killer Pedro Rodrigues Filho

Rolling Stone reported that Pedro Rodrigues Filho is believed to have killed 10 people by the time he reached 18. These included the vice-mayor of his town, who fired his father, and a security guard who he believed framed his father.

From a young age, Filho reportedly had the urge to kill, which manifested when he was 13. After killing the mayor, his father, and guard, he also murdered another man he believed was the real thief behind a theft he was previously accused of.

After this killing, Filho fled to Sao Paolo. While on the run in Sao Paolo, he met a woman named Maria Aparecida Olympia and proposed to her. This was while Filho was in the middle of a crime spree of robbing the slums and murdering a drug dealer.

As an act of revenge, the dealer's fellow gang members brutally murdered his then-pregnant fiancé. However, this just spurred the serial killer to commit even more acts of violence.

He later went on to torture and killed more people in order to get his revenge. He later found out that the gang was organizing a wedding. He went to that wedding and killed many of the gang's members. This all happened when he was still 18.

Pedro Rodrigues Filho: From Serial Killer to YouTuber

Pedro Rodrigues Filho was finally captured in 2003 and was eventually convicted. However, even in prison, he continued to kill fellow inmates, particularly rapists.

While he was convicted of 71 murders, Filho claimed to have killed more than 100 people in his lifetime. He reportedly killed over 40 inmates while in prison, which increased his sentence to 400 years.

The Brazilian serial killer was initially sentenced to 127 years in prison. According to Grunge, Brazil does not have a lifetime sentence, and an inmate cannot serve more than 30 years in jail for each crime.

Thus, Filho was able to walk free in 2007 after serving a total of 34 years in prison. Nowadays, the serial killer is walking free in Brazil, and he even has his own YouTube channel called "Pedrinho EX Matador," which means "Pedrinho Ex-Killer." He now has more than 250,00 subscribers.

In a 2020 podcast, Pedro Rodrigues Filho was asked whether he would kill again. He answered: "No. I would only kill again if someone came to take my life or the lives of people I love, who are my family."

He added: "Nobody said it would be easy, I assume my mistakes, I paid my penalty, so I don't need to be judged or defended by anyone anymore."

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Written by: Rick Martin

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