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World● ElevatedSep 22 · Sep 22, 2026, 2:25 AM

Brazilian serial killer suspect nicknamed ‘Mosquito’ dressed as a woman

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · South America

A man accused of killing 16 people in a remote part of Brazil avoided capture by hiding in the woods, the police investigator responsible for his arrest said on Monday. Douglas Garcia, the investigator who led the two-day pursuit for 33-year-old Jorlan Lopes da Silva that ended on September 13, told Associated Press that the suspect used to hide in the thick bush in his own makeshift camps. The killings linked to da Silva occurred within the last three months in the isolated region of Mulungu in...

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