Back Luis Garavito Afrikaans لويس جرافيتو Arabic لويس جرافيتو ARZ Luis Alfredo Garavito AST Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos Catalan Luis Garavito Czech Luis Garavito Danish Luis Garavito German Luis Alfredo Garavito Spanish Luis Alfredo Garavito Basque
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 Mugshot taken in April 1999 by the Colombian National Police | |
| Born | Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos 25 January 1957 Génova, Quindío, Colombia |
| Died | 12 October 2023 (aged 66) Valledupar, Colombia |
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Span of crimes | 1992–1999 |
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| State(s) | Valle del Cauca, Boyacá, Meta, Quindío, Risaralda, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Huila, Caquetá, Antioquia and Caldas,[5][page needed] Chone |
Date apprehended | 22 April 1999 |
| Imprisoned at | EPAMS Valledupar – La Tramacúa |
Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos (25 January 1957 – 12 October 2023), also known as La Bestia ("The Beast") or Tribilín ("Goofy"), was a Colombian serial killer, sex offender, pedophile, and necrophile who sexually assaulted 200 victims before sexually assaulting and murdering 193 victims,[6] mostly young men and boys from 1992 to 1999 in western Colombia.
Beginning a series of torture-rapes on minors aged 6 to 16 in the autumn of 1980, Garavito was estimated to have raped and tortured a minimum of 200 minors, before committing the rape, torture, mutilation, and murder of an additional 189 minors in Colombia from 4 October 1992 to 21 April 1999,[7] and a further four murders in Ecuador during the summer of 1998.
Apprehended on 22 April 1999 for the attempted rape of 12-year-old John Iván Sabogal, Garavito was held under suspicion for several months until he confessed on 28 October 1999. The court ruled that Garavito should serve sentences totalling 1,853 years and 9 days in prison.[8] Between his Colombian and Ecuadorian victims, Garavito is confirmed to have murdered at least 193 minors in total, making him the most prolific serial killer and child molester in modern history. If his 2003 confession is to be believed, his murders of 23 minors and 5 adults would raise his murder victim count to 221.
- ^ Ortega, Maria (24 May 2018). "Garavito o 'La Bestia': el violador y asesino de casi 200 niños en Colombia que tendría la posibilidad de salir de prisión" [Garavito or 'The Beast': the rapist and murderer of almost 200 children in Colombia who would have the possibility of leaving prison] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Condenan a 1853 años de cárcel al mayor asesino en serie de Colombia". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 3 November 2001. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ a b El País Staff (26 May 2000). "Condenado a 8.350 años de prisión el asesino de 189 niños en Colombia" [Murderer of 189 Children in Colombia Sentenced to 835 Years in Prison]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Violador Luis Alfredo Garavito fue condenado a 22 años de cárcel en Ecuador" [Rapist Luis Alfredo Garavito Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison in Ecuador]. eltiempo.com (in Spanish). 27 July 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ McQueen, Victor (30 October 2015). The World's Worst Serial Killers: Monsters Whose Crimes Shocked the World. Arcturus Publishing. ISBN 9781784281489.
- ^ Morris, Ruth; Darling, Juanita (30 October 1999). "Colombian Held in Deaths of 140 Children". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Clarín Staff (27 May 2000). "Un asesino condenado a 835 años de cárcel" [Murderer Sentenced to 835 Years in Prison]. clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Condenan a 1853 años de cárcel al mayor asesino en serie de Colombia". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 3 November 2001. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.