Meet 26 year old serial killer who has confessed to 39 murders

Meet 26 year old serial killer who has confessed to 39 murders

Meet 26-year-old Brazilian security guard Gomes da Rocha who has confessed to 39 murders becoming one of world’s most prolific killers of all time.  His victims included teenage girl aged 14 and women in their mid – twenties. In the city of Goiania alone he has killed 16 women.  He was arrested on Tuesday Oct 14, by a special police task force set up to catch the serial killer after the string of unexplained murders caused panic among the local population. 

“Before pulling the trigger, he would always shout 'robbery', but then flee the scene without taking anything.

Officers swooped on Gomes da Rocha when they discovered he was facing trial for stealing the number plate on a motorbike at a supermarket in Goiania in January. Days later he was was stopped by police riding a motorbike with a fake plate.

The suspected murder weapon, a.38 revolver, was seized from the home he shared with his mother during a search along with a motorbike and stolen plates. Local reports said he told police before being taken to prison that he killed his victims to alleviate feelings of anxiety.

Earlier today, he attempted suicide by slitting his wrists after smashing the light bulb in his cell,’ Dailymail reports. 

Chilling pictures of the objects seized during the arrest of Gomes da Rocha on Tuesday 

Two of Gomes da Rocha's victims - he confessed to killing 16 women in the city of Goiania, where he lived

 Three victims

He has also confessed to killing transvestites and several homeless people, as well as women, two of whom are pictured here

Families and friends of the women murdered this year, including these two victims, staged a series of demonstrations to put pressure on the police and local government