Tiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha

This article uses a Portuguese surname: his surname is Gomes da Rocha, not Rocha.

Tiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha
Born	Tiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha (1988-02-04) 4 February 1988 (age 36) Goiânia, Brazil
Criminal penalty	25 years
Details
Victims	11 convicted 39 claimed[1]
Span of crimes	2011–2014
Country	Brazil
State(s)	Goiás
Date apprehended	October 2014

Tiago Henrique Gomes da Rocha (born 4 February 1988) is a Brazilian former security guard and serial killer who has claimed to have killed 39 people.[1] He approached his victims on a motorbike and shouted "robbery" before shooting them.[2] However, he never took anything.[1] He targeted homeless people, women and homosexuals in Goiás.[1][3] Sixteen of his victims were female, with the youngest being a 14-year-old girl whom he killed in January 2014.[3]

Gomes da Rocha was arrested after being caught riding a motorbike with a fake plate. He earlier caught the attention of police after they discovered that he was facing trial for stealing the number plate off a motorbike at a supermarket in Goiânia in January 2014. A motorbike, stolen plates and the suspected murder weapon, a .38 revolver, were retrieved from a home he shared with his mother.[3] He attempted suicide in his prison cell on 16 October 2014 by slashing his wrists with a smashed light bulb.[4][2] Gomes da Rocha has claimed to have had murderous urges since age 11, when he was sexually abused by a neighbor.[5]

In May 2016, he was convicted of 11 murders and sentenced to 25 years in prison.[6][7][8]

See also

• List of serial killers by country
• List of serial killers by number of victims

References

1. "Brazil man 'confesses to 39 murders'". BBC News. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
2. "Captive Brazilian Beast serial killer asks police if he can murder other prisoners". The Daily Mirror. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
3. "Security guard feared to be one of world's worst serial killers after 'confessing to murder of 39 people'". The Daily Mirror. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
4. "Brazilian serial killer suspect Thi ago Henrique Gomes da Rocha, 26, 'confesses to 39 murders'". The Independent. 17 October 2014. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
5. Wagner, Meg (21 October 2014). "'I'm a victim here, too': Confessed Brazilian serial killer says childhood sex abuse, women's rejection drove him to murder 39 people". New York Daily News. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
6. "Veja as condenações do vigilante apontado como serial killer, em Goiás". Globo. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
7. "Serial killer de Goiânia é condenado a 25 anos de prisão em oitavo júri popular". Abril. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
8. "Tiago Henrique condenado a 25 anos de prisão em 8º julgamento por homicídio". diariodegoias. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2016.