A Brazilian man accused of stabbing a woman to death in a Rio suburb has confessed to having murdered 41 people, almost all of them women, for the fun of it, police say. He wanted to kill women - white women, not black ones. He followed the victims, studying them closely before committing the crimes, said police commissioner Pedro Henrique Medina. The man was identified as Sailson Jose das Gracas, a 26-year-old whom police describe as a psychopath, who says he became addicted to murder. At 17, I killed the first woman and that gave me a buzz. I kept on doing it and I enjoyed it, he said, adding on one occasion a couple, Cleusa Balbina and her former husband, Jose Messias, contracted him to kill someone for money. The pair are now under arrest. Gracas said he used a gun in contract killings but strangled his other victims. He planned his crimes meticulously, wearing a rain jacket to conceal his identity and gloves so as not to leave fingerprints. When I wasnt killing someone I got uptight. I would pace up and down at home. Killing calmed me down. Id kill someone and then would think about the victim for two or three months. After that, Id go off hunting for another victim, Gracas said. I dont feel remorse - if I go to jail for 10, 15, 20 years, then as soon as I get out Ill do the same thing all over again. Under Brazilian law, the maximum prison term is 30 years.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:05:37 +0000
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