March 5th, 2003, Moji Das Cruces, Sao Paulo, Brazil. It was just after dawn on a quiet Sunday,

and a man sat outside his sister's house in a calm residential neighborhood, because he was visiting

for the weekend. And nothing about the scene really stood out, until a car slowed down to a stop

along the curb. And inside the car were multiple hooded figures whose faces were hidden

and whose weapons were ready. And in seconds, they sprang from the vehicle and opened fire.

Gunshots just tore through the morning stillness, hitting the man at close range. Then he would

collapse on the pavement, no time to react, just riddled with bullets. But it wasn't over,

because one attacker would step forward and in a final act of brutality, he would slit the man's

throat so deep that police later described it as near decapitation. Police would also describe it

as an execution, a professional hit. And given who the victim was, few were

surprised at all, because this man had made enemies in every corner of the underworld, men with

long memories and violent grudges. So some said it was revenge and others said that it was inevitable.

Because this wasn't just a murder. This was the final chapter in one of Brazil's darkest legends.

And the man laying dead now on the sidewalk was once known as Padrino Matador.

But who really was Padreno Madador?

And why was he killed?

Crime!

Conspiracy, Cults, serial killers, and murder.

All things that I love to consume, and I know you do too, you sick, twisted, beautiful, intellectually minded freak.

Today we are doing just that.

We are deep diving into one of the most prolific vigilante serial killers in the world.

Actually, the most prolific vigilante serial killer in the world.

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