Luis Garavito
| Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos | |
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Mug shot
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| Born |
Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos 25 January 1957 Génova, Quindío, Colombia |
| Other names | The Beast Tribilín |
| Criminal penalty | 40 years in prison |
| Killings | |
| Victims | 138 confirmed, 300+ suspected |
| Country | Colombia |
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Date apprehended
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22 April 1999 |
Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos (born 25 January 1957), also known as La Bestia ("The Beast") or Tribilín (named after Disney character "Goofy"'s Latin American Spanish name) is a Colombian rapist and serial killer. In 1999, he admitted to the rape, torture and murder of 147 young boys. His victims, based on the locations of skeletons listed on maps that Garavito drew in prison, could eventually exceed 300. He has been described by local media as "the world's worst serial killer".
Garavito was born on 25 January 1957 in Génova, Quindío, Colombia. He is the oldest of seven brothers, and was apparently physically and emotionally abused by his father. In his testimony, he described being a victim of sexual abuse as a child.
Garavito's victims were poor children, peasant children, or street children between the ages of 8 and 16. Garavito approached them on the street or in the countryside and offered them gifts or small amounts of money. After gaining their trust, he took the children for a walk and when they got tired, he would molest and rape them, cut their throats, and usually dismembered their bodies. Most corpses showed signs of prolonged torture.
Garavito was arrested on 22 April 1999. He confessed to murdering 140 children, and was charged with killing 172 altogether throughout Colombia. He was found guilty on 138 of the 172 accounts; the others are ongoing. Although the maximum sentence for murder in Colombia multiplied by 138 comes to 1,853 years and 9 days, Colombian law limits imprisonment to 60 years. Because he helped police find some bodies, as well as to his confessions, his sentence was further reduced to 22 years. He may possibly qualify for even earlier release for further cooperation and good behavior.
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