Is Argentina's Notorious Serial Killer Carlos Robledo Puch Still Alive? Where Is 'The Angel of Death' Now?

There are many serial killers in South America, and one of the most infamous is Carlos Robledo Puch of Argentina. Also known as "The Angel of Death" and "The Black Angel," Robledo Puch murdered more than 10 people and robbed some of them, and he did those crimes all without any remorse.

Robledo Puch grew up under the oppressive Argentinian military dictatorship. There was much social turmoil during these times, and it birthed a murderer who hunted down old people and wanted to kill babies in their cribs.

Rise and Fall of Argentina's Infamous Serial Killer Carlos Robledo Puch

According to the Serial Killer Calendar, Carlos Robledo Puch started as a robber when he was 19 years old. He and his childhood friend Jorge Antonio Ibanez decided to rob the nightclub Enamor, in Olivos in March 1971.

They broke into the back window and stole 350 Argentine pesos. However, before they fled, Robledo Puch used a Ruby pistol to shoot and kill the owner and the night watchman, who were sleeping. They were the first victims of the "Angel of Death."

His next victims came a few months later when he and his partner broke into a Mercedes Benz parts store in Vicente Lopez. There, he found a couple sleeping with their newborn child. He shot the couple but only the wounded wife survived. She later testified against Robledo Puch at his trial.

The Argentinian serial killer also shot the baby while inside the crib. He missed, but he still managed to take away around 400 Argentine pesos. Robledo Puch's crime spree continued with the same pattern, killing people in their sleep as he robbed them.

However, tragedy struck when Ibanez died in a car crash while driving with Robledo Puch in August 1971. The Argentinian serial killer walked away unscathed but decided to lay low for a while after the death of his partner.

Robledo Puch had a second partner in Hector Somoza, another childhood friend. They followed the same modus operandi until Robledo Puch made a brutal blunder in 1972. He accidentally shot and killed Somoza during one of their break-ins.

He tried to cover up his identity by burning off his partner's face, but he forgot to check Somoza's pockets, which contained his identity card. Three days later, police captured Robledo Puch and he was charged.

The Argentinian serial killer confessed to each crime he was accused of in great detail and it included robberies that had not even been reported. He was tried and sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of 11 murders, 17 robberies, one attempted murder, and sex crimes in a 1980 trial.

Where Is Argentina's Notorious Serial Killer Carlos Robledo Puch Now?

Argentina's notorious serial killer, "The Angel of Death," is still alive and well. However, he remains imprisoned at the Sierra Chica maximum security prison in the province of Buenos Aires, according to Medium.

Carlos Robledo Puch is now 70 and has spent 50 years in prison, which makes him the longest-serving prisoner in South America. The Argentinian serial killer remains one of the most hated individuals in the country since he never showed any remorse for his crimes.

Robledo Puch requested a review of his sentence or to be executed by a lethal injection. But both requests have been denied. Argentina does not have a death penalty.

The media had called or used phrases to describe the serial killer like "the monster," "sadistic murderer," "perverse hyena," "the human beast," "devil with a babyface," and "angel of death."

Argentinian journalist Rodolfo Palacios recently managed to communicate with Robledo Puch. Palacios described the Argentinian serial killer as a man with blond hair, blue eyes, and an angelic face.

The journalist noted that Robledo Puch did not allow any journalist to approach him for many years. He said the serial killer never had any visitors, including his relatives.

According to Palacios, Robledo Puch told him that he hate journalists "because it is their fault that my mother tried to commit suicide." As time passed, Palacios said Robledo Puch developed affection for him, so their communication continued.

The journalist said the serial killer wanted him as his biographer and "to speak to society through me." His relationship with Robledo Puch ended when the book he wrote about the Argentinian serial killer came out.

Palacios said the last thing that Carlos Robledo Puch sent him was a warning message through another prisoner, and it said: "Tell that guy that when I get out of prison, I will shoot him three times." The journalist quipped that the notorious serial killer probably did not like the book.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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