Tiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha

Tiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha (born 4 February 1988) is a Brazilian former security guard and serial killer who has claimed to have killed 39 people.[1] He approached his victims on a motorbike and shouted "robbery" before shooting them.[2] However, he never took anything.[1] He targeted homeless people, women and homosexuals in Goiás.[1][3] His youngest victim was a 14-year-old girl killed in January 2014 and 16 of his victims were women.[3] Gomes da Rocha was arrested after being caught riding a motorbike with a fake plate. He earlier caught the attention of police after they discovered that he was facing trial for stealing the number plate off a motorbike at a supermarket in Goiania in January 2014. A motorbike, stolen plates and the suspected murder weapon, a .38 revolver, were retrieved from a home he shared with his mother.[3] He attempted suicide in his prison cell on 16 October 2014 by slashing his wrists with a smashed light bulb.[4][2] Gomes da Rocha has claimed to have gained murderous urges after being sexually abused by his neighbor at age 11.[5]

This article uses a Portuguese surname: his surname is Gomes da Rocha, not Rocha.

Tiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha
Born
Tiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha

(1988-02-04) 4 February 1988
Goiânia, Brazil
Criminal penalty25 years
Details
Victims39 claimed[1]
Span of crimes
2011–2014
CountryBrazil
State(s)Goiás
Date apprehended
October 2014

In May 2016 he was convicted of eleven murders and sentenced to 25 years in prison.[6][7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Brazil man 'confesses to 39 murders'". BBC News. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. "Captive Brazilian Beast serial killer asks police if he can murder other prisoners". mirror.co.uk. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  3. "Security guard feared to be one of world's worst serial killers after 'confessing to murder of 39 people'". The Mirror. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. "Brazilian serial killer suspect Thi ago Henrique Gomes da Rocha, 26, 'confesses to 39 murders'". independent.co.uk. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  5. Wagner, Meg (21 October 2014). "'I'm a victim here, too': Confessed Brazilian serial killer says childhood sex abuse, women's rejection drove him to murder 39 people". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  6. "Veja as condenações do vigilante apontado como serial killer, em Goiás". Globo. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. "Serial killer de Goiânia é condenado a 25 anos de prisão em oitavo júri popular". Abril. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  8. "Tiago Henrique condenado a 25 anos de prisão em 8º julgamento por homicídio". diariodegoias. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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