Tiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha explained
This article uses a Portuguese surname: his surname is Gomes da Rocha, not Rocha.
| Tiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha |
| Birthname: | Tiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Goiânia, Brazil |
| Victims: | 11 convicted
39 claimed |
| Country: | Brazil |
| States: | Goiás |
| Beginyear: | 2011 |
| Endyear: | 2014 |
| Apprehended: | October 2014 |
| Sentence: | 25 years |
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. However, he never took anything. He targeted homeless people, women and homosexuals in Goiás.[2] Sixteen of his victims were female, with the youngest being a 14-year-old girl whom he killed in January 2014.[2]
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.[2] He attempted suicide in his prison cell on 16 October 2014 by slashing his wrists with a smashed light bulb.[3] [4] Gomes da Rocha has claimed to have had murderous urges since age 11, when he was sexually abused by a neighbor.[5]
In May 2016, he was convicted of 11 murders and sentenced to 25 years in prison.[6] [7] [8]
See also
- List of serial killers by country
- List of serial killers by number of victims
Notes and References
- News: Brazil man 'confesses to 39 murders' . 17 October 2014 . BBC News. 16 October 2014 .
- Web site: Security guard feared to be one of world's worst serial killers after 'confessing to murder of 39 people' . 17 October 2014 . The Daily Mirror. 16 October 2014 .
- Web site: Brazilian serial killer suspect Thi ago Henrique Gomes da Rocha, 26, 'confesses to 39 murders' . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/brazilian-serial-killer-suspect-thiago-henrique-gomes-da-rocha-26-confesses-to-39-murders-9800574.html . 7 May 2022 . subscription . live . . 17 October 2014 . 17 October 2014.
- Web site: Captive Brazilian Beast serial killer asks police if he can murder other prisoners . . 21 October 2014 . 25 October 2014.
- Web site: 'I'm a victim here, too': Confessed Brazilian serial killer says childhood sex abuse, women's rejection drove him to murder 39 people . . 21 October 2014 . 25 October 2014 . Meg . Wagner.
- Web site: Veja as condenações do vigilante apontado como serial killer, em Goiás . 12 June 2016 . Globo. 18 May 2016 .
- Web site: Serial killer de Goiânia é condenado a 25 anos de prisão em oitavo júri popular . 12 June 2016 . Abril.
- Web site: Tiago Henrique condenado a 25 anos de prisão em 8º julgamento por homicídio . 12 June 2016 . diariodegoias . 17 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180617020823/https://diariodegoias.com.br/cidades/25987-tiago-henrique-condenado-a-25-anos-de-prisao-em-8-julgamento-por-homicidio . dead .
