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The Monster of the Andes - October 8 2020 - Daily True Crime

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

October 8th: Pedro Lopez Born (1948) Every country has their own unique ways of handling their criminals. We may not agree with it, but everyone has their differing opinions. On October 8th 1948 a man was born in Colombia who would become the most prolific serial killer the world has ever seen. A man who, as far as we know, is still walking the earth a free man. Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: [email protected] Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Information for this episode collected from: Wikipedia, Murderpedia, thoughtco.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

There were two more murders, 15 miles away in Silver Lake section of...

0:04.0

We have a electricity line.

0:05.0

...described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird religion.

0:09.0

A cop of murder.

0:11.0

Every country has their own unique way of handling their criminals.

0:15.0

We may not agree with it, but everyone has their differing opinions.

0:19.0

On October 8th, 1948, a man was born in Columbia, who would become the most prolific serial

0:25.2

killer the world has ever seen.

0:27.6

A man who, as far as we know, is still walking the earth a free man.

0:33.3

So, if you like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a

0:38.3

morning cup of murder.

0:44.7

Pedro Alonzo Lopez, born October 8, 1948, was forced to watch his mother, a sex worker,

0:51.8

entertain clientele from a young age.

0:56.3

And when he was just eight years old,

1:01.1

she kicked him out of the house entirely after catching him fondling his sister's breasts.

1:07.4

He fled to Bogota, Columbia, and began a life of panhandling and homelessness. This is when he was picked up by a man who offered him the comfort of a home and some food,

1:11.6

but was instead taken to an abandoned building where he was repeatedly sodomized.

1:16.7

It was during this attack that Pedro vowed he would do the same to as many little girls as he

1:21.9

could, a promise he intended to keep. When he was 12 years old, he was taken in by an American family and enrolled in a school for orphans.

1:31.0

Now, this should have been a turning point for him.

1:33.6

He had a horrible childhood, and for once, it seemed he had a more stable environment to call home.

1:39.8

But after just two years, he ran away from school.

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