You must have heard the names of more than one animal in the world. Must have read about many. But today we are going to tell the story of such a beast who scares people even after 182 years of death. People shudder whenever he is mentioned. The soul trembles. In the greed of earning money, he crossed all the limits of humanity. He was hanged but his head is still preserved. The world wants to know about him why he did this.
This is the story of Diogo Alves, the serial killer of Portugal. It was born in a poor family in 1819 in the city of Galicia, Spain. Wandered for many days in search of work, finally reached Lisbon City of Portugal, but there too he was disappointed. In such a situation, he took the path of crime. Started looting the farmers going home after selling grains and vegetables. He chose a bridge as his base and used to target those passing through it.
threw into the river from the bridge
Diogo later became so ferocious that after looting he started killing people. After killing, he used to throw his body into the water from a 213 feet high bridge. From 1836 to 1839, he killed about 70 people. Every time the police used to close it as a suicide case. He used to think that farmers are committing suicide due to financial constraints. But the senses of the police flew away when the people passing under the bridge saw the dead bodies of some people. There were deep injury marks on him. After this the police got suspicious. Because such deep marks could have come only after an attack with a weapon.
Couldn’t find a clue
When the police started the investigation, it was confirmed within a few days that the farmers were thrown down from the bridge only after killing them. The police lost their sweat in search of the murderer. The police was scrambling all around but could not find any clue from anywhere. Meanwhile, Diogo went underground. There was no news of him for some years. He stopped looting and within three years he formed his own gang. Most of them were children of poor families.
Can’t remember how many murders
Diogo started targeting the rich families living in the city. First he would do Reiki, then he would run away after looting and killing people. After this the pressure on the police increased. Meanwhile, he along with his gang raided the house of a famous doctor and killed four people. The police immediately set up a blockade and nabbed him. Diogo soon confessed his crime. He agreed to 70 murders but also said that he does not remember the count of how many people he killed.
beheaded after hanging
Diogo was hanged in 1841 for his misdeeds. During that time the study of phrenology was in vogue, in which people’s mind is studied. By studying the mind, it is found out that what goes on in the mind of the person in front of you? The experts decided that they would also study Diogo’s mind and find out how criminals think. For this reason, after hanging, Diogo’s head was cut and preserved in Lisbon University. It is not confirmed whether his brain has been studied or not, but even after so many years, his head is kept the same in the university.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : February 07, 2023, 08:04 IST