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João Acácio Pereira da Costa, also known as the "Red Light Bandit," was having a snack in a bakery in Curitiba on the morning of August 7, 1967, when he noticed the presence of police. Without drawing attention, he retreated to the nearby house where he was staying. At the age of 25, he was one of the most wanted criminals in Brazil at the time and preferred to die in a shootout with the agents rather than be captured. Upon entering the property, however, he was surprised by a police officer who emerged from behind the door and applied a judo move, immobilizing him. Thus ended the terror career of a man who had robbed dozens of properties belonging to wealthy families in São Paulo, killing anyone who crossed his path. The famous nickname originated because he would invade houses in the early hours of the morning and, to see in the dark with the lights off, he used a red-rimmed flashlight. He was sentenced to 351 years in prison and would spend 30 years behind bars until August 16, 1997. However, he did not enjoy much time in freedom. On January 5, 1998, the legendary bandit was assassinated with a gunshot to the head in a bar in Santa Catarina.

Ed Kemper is an American serial killer who murdered 8 people, including a 15-year-old girl, his own mother, and her best friend, from May 1972 to April 1973. Years earlier, at the age of 15, Kemper had killed his paternal grandparents. His mother sent him to live with his grandparents, and in a moment of disagreement with his grandmother, he shot and stabbed her. Later, when his grandfather arrived home, Kemper fatally shot him as well. Kemper became known as the Co-ed Killer because most of his non-family victims were college students hitchhiking near Santa Cruz County, California. The majority of his murders involved dismembering bodies, decapitation, and engaging in sexual acts with the corpses. Found sane and guilty in his 1973 trial, Kemper requested the death penalty for his crimes. When asked about the method of execution he preferred, he responded: by torture. However, the death penalty was suspended in California at the time, and instead, he received eight consecutive life sentences. Since then, he has been held at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville.

Maniaco do parque or the park maniac in English is the most notorious Brazilian serial killer in history.

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