Showing posts with label Marcelo Costa De Andrade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marcelo Costa De Andrade. Show all posts

The Vampire of Rio

Ex-rentboy turned religious maniac Marcelo Costade Andrade made headlines in 1992 when he confessed to a nine-month murder spree. Brazil's most infamous killer said he raped and slaughtered 14 boys from the slums of Rio so they "would go to heaven"

The Brazilian Vampire Serial Killer: Marcelo Costa De Andrade

Also known as "the Niteroi Vampire", he is Brazil's most famous serial killer. The son of poor migrants from the Northeast, Marcelo grew up in the Rocinha Slum in Rio de Janeiro. He lived without running water and was beaten with regularity by his grandfather, his stepfather and his stepmother. When he was 10 he was sexually abused. At 14 he began to prostitute himself for a living. He was sent to a reform school, but escaped. Still hustling by 16, he began a long lasting homosexual relationship with an older man. At 17 he tried to rape his 10-year-old brother.