Raúl Osiel Marroquín

Raúl Osiel Marroquín Reyes (b. ca. 1981 in Tampico, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican serial killer.

Crimes

Marroquin confessed to luring gay men from bars in order to kill them. He tortured his four victims by hanging or choking them, but in two cases it is said that he released men he had kidnapped once he had received a ransom. He added that he would continue doing so if he could, claiming that homosexuality harmed society.

Marroquín, known as "El Sádico", was captured on January 23, 2006 and was found guilty of the murder of four victims.

Motive

Explaining himself, Marroquín said, "I snuffed out four homosexuals that in some way were affecting society." He also says he chose gays as his victims because "they're a bad example for kids".

Modus operandi

He lured his victims in gay bars and, to avoid suspicion, always let them make the initial approach. He would later invite them to his apartment, where he strangled them and then asked the victim's family for a ransom. The dead bodies were later put inside suitcases and abandoned in different locations around Mexico City.

Marroquín is said to have a partner, Juan Enrique Madrid Manuel, who is still at large and was presumably an assistant in the process of abducting victims.

Media

In an interview, Marroquín said he was not ashamed of his crimes, but was sorry for what his family was going through. He declared he had recurring dreams of his criminal career "improving" by selecting richer, more famous victims. He said he would definitely kill again and try to be more careful about his methods, avoiding the mistakes that led to his capture.

ee also

Violence against LGBT people

External links

* [http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/miami/16738.html El Universal]
* [http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/01/012606mexico.htm 365 Gay.com]