"The Monster of the Andes" Pedro Alonso López

Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén

Spotify Studios

True Crime, Education, History

4.7 • 30.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Some serial killers’ reigns of terror are cut mercifully short, due to careless mistakes or careful police work. Pedro Alonso López was not one of those killers. The number of his victims is staggering — but the way his story ends is perhaps the most terrifying of all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Due to the graphic nature of this killer's crimes,
0:02.8	listener discretion is advised.
0:04.8	This episode includes discussions
0:06.5	about the sexual abuse of minors, murder, rape,
0:09.6	and sexual assault that some people may find disturbing.
0:13.0	We advise extreme caution for children under 13.
0:24.9	On March 9, 1980, 31-year-old Pedro Alonso Lopez
0:29.2	strolled into a market place in the small mountain city
0:32.0	of a bottle Ecuador.
0:34.1	To the casual observer, Pedro looked like your average window shopper.
0:38.8	Someone who roamed the stalls, glanced at the items,
0:41.9	but never actually bought anything.
0:44.7	The recent Pedro never made a purchase.
0:46.9	It wasn't due to lack of funds.
0:49.0	He didn't bother because he wasn't interested in what the vendors were selling.
0:53.2	No, Pedro was on the hunt for something you couldn't buy.
0:57.2	He was shopping for people, specifically children.
1:03.2	As he walked up and down the aisles,
1:05.6	Pedro saw a young girl he liked.
1:09.4	12-year-old Maria Poveda had accompanied her mother
1:12.3	to do groceries that day.
1:14.2	She'd been told to stay close to her mom.
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