Orlando Sabino
Orlando Sabino Camargo (September 4, 1946 - June 8, 2013), known as the Monster of Capinópolis, was a Brazilian suspected serial killer who allegedly murdered 12 people using revolvers and rifles, as well as beating and stabbing 19 calves to death with a sickle in the regions of Triângulo Mineiro; Alto Paranaíba, and in southern Goiás. Aside from this, Sabino was also accused committing numerous crimes related to theft, robbery and rape.
Orlando Sabino | |
|---|---|
| Born | Orlando Sabino Camargo September 4, 1946 |
| Died | June 8, 2013 (aged 66) |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Other names | "Monster of Capinópolis" |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | 38 years imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 12? |
| Country | Brazil |
| State(s) | Minas Gerais, Goiás |
He was described as a short, shallow man of frightened and introverted look, with features reminiscent of the autistic spectrum due to his lack of reaction to a firearm discharge from a nearby officer at the time of his capture.[1]
There are many theories that point at the Military Dictatorship as responsible for this crimes, which were done for political reasons, although these theories have never been confirmed. Sabino was considered a symbolic figure in local folklore at the time of his activities, as many people thought he was endowed with supernatural abilities because of his insight, strength and his level of dangerousness.
Life
Orlando Sabino Camargo is said to have been born in Arapongas, in a furniture shop in northern Paraná, on September 4, 1946. Son of farmer couple Jorge Francisco and Benedita Rodrigues, he was one of the couple's seven children. He ran away from home in his early twenties after witnessing his boss murder his father. After traveling for miles, he arrived at the Alto Paranaíba region, where he was accused of practicing robbery in the region of Araxá and murder in Patrocínio and Coromandel.
He then travelled to the southern area of Minas Gerais, where he allegedly committed homicides in Davinópolis and Ouvidor’s outskirts, afterwards heading to Tupaciguara, Centralina, Capinópolis and Canápolis. Sabino was known for invading farms and spending long periods free of human contact, sneaking through the vegetation.
He was captured in Ipiaçu on the banks of the Tejuco River after seventeen days of persecution; the largest manhunt ever held in the state, with over two hundred policemen on patrol.[1]
In 1972, Orlando Sabino was hospitalized in an asylum and diagnosed with an intellectual disability, being released after completing his 38 years and 6 months sentence in the Judicial Hospital Professor Mario Vaz. On April 1, 2011, he was admitted to an almshouse for the elderly.
Death
Sabino was found dead on the morning of June 8, 2013, in an almshouse in Barbacena, by one of the staff. The cause of death was identified as a heart attack.
His body is buried in Santo Antônio Cemetery in Barbacena.[2]
Documentary
Despite the great controversy surrounding Orlando Sabino - where many claim that he was a murderous monster and others claim that he only the victim of the Military Regime - the newspaper Todo Em Dia produced a documentary based on the book "The Monster of Capinópolis" by journalist Pedro Popó.
References
- The story of the "Monster of Capinópolis" wins book Archived 2017-04-14 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on July 24, 2016