Where is Pedro Lopez now?

Pedro Alonso López (born 8 October 1948) is a Colombian serial killer and child rapist who murdered a minimum of 110 young girls from 1969 to 1980 and claimed to have murdered over 300 victims across Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. Released from a Colombian asylum in 1998, his whereabouts are currently unknown.

What did Pedro Lopez do?

Pedro Lopez is a convicted Colombian serial killer dubbed the Monster of the Andes. It is believed Lopez started his killing ways after a traumatic incident while incarcerated. Lopez was arrested in 1969 for auto theft and sentenced to seven years in prison. While in prison, he was brutally gang-raped by three inmates.

How many victims did Luis Garavito have?

In 1999 Garavito, then a drifter with a long history of alcohol problems and psychiatric illness, was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a young boy. He eventually confessed to murdering 140 boys, and he was eventually given an 835-year prison sentence for the murder of 189 people.

How old is Luis Garavito?

65 years (January 25, 1957)Luis Garavito / Age

Why is Pedro López free?

Lopez long feared facing a firing squad in Colombia, but prosecutors were unable to make a case. Instead he was declared insane and placed in the psychiatric wing of a hospital in the capital of Bogota in 1995. Three years later, the hospital declared him sane and released him with a $70 bail bond.

Are any serial killers free?

Pedro López He was caught in 1980 but was released from prison in 1998. López never showed any remorse for his crimes and even vowed to kill again once he was released. Lopez is currently free, but his whereabouts are unknown. Some suspect that he has been murdered, while others believe that he has returned to murder.

Did Luis Garavito get released?

Garavito is currently serving his sentence in a maximum-security prison in Valledupar in the department of El Cesar in Colombia.

Did Luis Garavito have a mental illness?

Garavito did not feel great about these crimes. He even put himself into a psychiatric hospital for a month. Although he neglected to admit to any of his crimes, he did seek help for depression. He was prescribed medication for depression and psychosis over multiple hospital stays.

How did Pedro Lopez react when he was caught?

Captured in Ecuador Once Lopez was in police custody, he initially refused to cooperate with authorities until investigator Pastor Cordova Gudino went undercover as a fellow inmate.