Jorge Luiz Thais Martins

Jorge Luiz Thais Martins is a Brazilian serial killer and former colonel of the Military Firefighters Corps who killed 9 drug addicts during a five-month period between August 2010 and January 2011 in the city of Curitiba, the state capital of Paraná.[1][2][3]

The case garnered public recognition on January 27, 2011 when the Paranaense Justice issued an arrest warrant for the former commander of the Firefighters Corps of Paraná State, Col. Jorge Luiz Thais Martins, for the attack of fourteen victims which resulted in the deaths of nine of them. The story received national coverage in the edition of Jornal Nacional and Rede Globo.[4]

The investigators pointed to the Colonel as being the main suspect,[5] as he wanted to avenge the death of his son,[6] Jorge Guilherme Marinho Martins,[7] who was murdered on the morning of October 22, 2009 during an attempted assault in the Boqueirão neighborhood.[8]

References
  1. "Former commander of the Fire Brigade would have committed five attacks with 14 victims" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. "Former PR firefighter is suspected of killing nine" (in Portuguese). Leaf.com. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  3. Former commander is accused of being a serial killer
  4. "Former commander of the Fire Brigade is suspected of series of deaths" (in Portuguese). Portal Parana-Online. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  5. "Former commander of the Fire Department is suspected of murder series" (in Portuguese). Portal Gazeta do Povo. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  6. "PR: Former commander of the Fire Brigade is suspected of killing 9" (in Portuguese). Porta Terra. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  7. "Son of the commander of the Fire Department is assassinated in Curitiba" (in Portuguese). Jornal Gazeta do Povo. 22 October 2009.
  8. "Friends and relatives of young woman killed in assault promoted a march for peace" (in Portuguese). Gazeta do Povo. 28 October 2009.
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