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🗓️ 25 January 2020
⏱️ 6 minutes
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0:00.0 | There were two more murders, 15 miles away. |
0:02.6 | The police arrive, they found the telehealth and electricity lines here described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird religion. |
0:09.5 | A cop of murder. |
0:10.7 | Sometimes a confession is not enough. |
0:14.0 | Sometimes, police have to get creative. |
0:17.4 | On January 25, 1957, a man was born who would go on to commit some truly disgusting crimes. |
0:25.7 | And though he admitted his crimes to police, they had to come up with a unique way to get enough evidence to charge him. |
0:33.7 | So, if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with |
0:38.7 | a morning cup of murder. |
0:43.6 | Not a lot is known about Luis Garavito's life pre-crime. |
0:47.9 | He was born on January 25, 1957, to an unknown woman, though the community of Genova |
0:53.9 | has speculated that she was a long-time sex worker. |
0:57.7 | During his childhood, Luis watched on as his mother was brutally abused by his alcoholic father |
1:02.9 | and forced to watch his mother work with her clients, some of which who would then sexually |
1:08.8 | abuse and molest the young boy. |
1:16.1 | He eventually ran away and was left to survive on the streets of Columbia by himself. |
1:22.7 | At a young age, he was found by a pedophile who promised the boy a hot meal and a place to stay. |
1:29.5 | When he accepted, the man led him to an abandoned home where he assaulted Luis before abandoning him. |
1:36.7 | Eventually, he joined a gang as a means for protection and began resorting to robbery for basic human needs. |
1:42.5 | Despite all of this, many described Luis as kind, though easily angered. |
1:46.5 | He lived the rest of his life roaming from place to place, |
1:50.2 | drinking heavily until he wore out his welcome and moving on. |
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