Global InformationRua do Arvoredo murders information
José Ramos | |
|---|---|
| Born | ? Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Died | 1893 Santa Casa de Misericordia Hospital, Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Other names | "The Butcher of Rua do Arvoredo" |
| Conviction(s) | Murder x3 |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 9+ |
Span of crimes | 1863–1864 |
| Country | Brazil |
| State(s) | Rio Grande do Sul |
Date apprehended | 1864 |
The Rua do Arvoredo Murders were a series of murders perpetrated between 1863 and 1864 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The murderers (José Ramos, his Hungarian wife Catarina Palse and German butcher Carlos Claussner) lured in predominantly German immigrants and killed them, allegedly disposing of the remains by turning the body parts into sausages, which they subsequently sold at their butcher shop.[1] Despite being a real case, it has been elevated to an urban legend to the local population.[2]
- ^ Locatelli, Cidânia Aparecida (January 6, 2016). "The Rua do Arvoredo Murders: human meat sausages" (in Portuguese). Justificando. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Lucena, Eleonora de (November 23, 1996). "The greatest crime on Earth" (in Portuguese). Jornal Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved January 6, 2018.