Pedro Rodrigues Filho
Pedro Rodrigues Filho, known as Pedrinho Matador, was a Brazilian serial killer convicted of numerous murders. He was killed in 2023.
Mogi das Cruzes: A municipality in São Paulo state, Brazil, northeast of the city of São Paulo. Rodrigues Filho was born in this municipality in 1954.
Homicide: The killing of one person by another, whether criminal or legally justified. The convictions against Rodrigues Filho concerned repeated intentional killings.
Pedrinho Matador: The nickname of Brazilian killer Pedro Rodrigues Filho; it means roughly “Little Pedro the Killer.” This name became the most recognizable label associated with him.
Francisco de Assis Pereira: A Brazilian serial killer known as the Park Maniac, convicted of murdering women in São Paulo. His case provides a Brazilian comparison with a distinct victim pattern and method.
São Paulo: Brazil’s most populous state and its principal industrial and economic center. His crimes, trials, and imprisonment were tied to institutions in this state.
Multiple murder: The killing of more than one person, either in a single event or across separate events. His convictions involved numerous victims across multiple incidents.
Serial killer: A person who murders multiple victims in separate events, with a period between killings. His repeated killings place him within this criminal category.
Maníaco do Parque: The nickname for Francisco de Assis Pereira, a Brazilian serial killer active in the 1990s. This notorious Brazilian case contrasts with Rodrigues Filho’s earlier crimes and self-image.
Brazilian criminal law: The body of statutes and legal doctrines governing crimes and punishment in Brazil. It shaped the prosecutions and sentences imposed for his murders.
Prison violence: Physical harm inflicted within prisons by incarcerated people, staff, or others. Accounts of his time in prison describe killings of other inmates.