49: Brazil’s Deadliest Killer to GLORIFIED YouTube Star?! The Crazy & Unbelievable Story of Pedro Rodrigues Filho

The Criminal Makeup

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 13 April 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Hey guys! Today we're going to be covering the crazy story of Pedro Rodrigues Filho. Hope you enjoy and thanks for listening! xoxo

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, I hope you're all doing so well and welcome back to the Criminal Makeup Podcast.
0:14.4	Each episode we dive into the minds of some of the worst criminals in history.
0:18.9	And today we are talking about the case of Pedro Rodriguez Filo.
0:23.3	So today's case, it's a bit of a crazy one, okay?
0:26.2	Pedro is the sixth most prolific serial killer in the world.
0:31.5	Yeah, I know.
0:33.0	If you look up on the list of serial killers with the highest number of proven victims,
0:37.9	he is right there at number six.
0:40.6	Pedro was convicted of 71 known murders.
0:46.3	However, it's thought that this number could be even higher at over 100,
0:52.6	which is just insane.
0:55.0	What is even more insane is that Pedro Rodriguez Filo is now a YouTuber.
1:01.3	Yeah, you heard that right.
1:03.0	One of the most prolific serial killers is now on YouTube.
1:08.3	How does that make sense?
1:10.8	And what kind of videos does Pedro make?
1:13.4	Well, he commentates on true crime with hundreds of thousands of subscribers
1:20.6	and millions of views.
1:22.6	I mean, bloody hell.
1:24.8	But not just that, Pedro's crimes are sometimes even celebrated in the media.
1:30.0	He's often seen as this vigilante killer who killed for justified reasons.
1:35.2	Some people even compare him to Dexter.
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