Viña del Mar psychopaths
The Viña del Mar psychopaths (Spanish: Psicópatas de Viña del Mar) were Chilean serial killer duo Jorge José Sagredo Pizarro (August 22, 1955 – January 29, 1985) and Carlos Alberto Topp Collins (January 25, 1950 – January 29, 1985). They committed ten murders and four rapes from August 5, 1980 to November 1, 1981, in the city of Viña del Mar. They were the last men to be executed in Chile.[1]
Jorge Sagredo | |
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| Born | Jorge José Sagredo Pizarro August 22, 1955 |
| Died | January 29, 1985 (aged 29) |
| Cause of death | Executed by gunshot |
| Other names | Viña del Mar psychopath |
| Conviction(s) | Murder, Rape |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 10 |
Span of crimes | August 5, 1980–November 1, 1981 |
| Country | Chile |
Date apprehended | March 8, 1982 |
Carlos Topp | |
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| Born | Carlos Alberto Topp Collins January 25, 1950 |
| Died | January 29, 1985 (aged 35) |
| Cause of death | Executed by gunshot |
| Other names | Viña del Mar psychopath |
| Conviction(s) | Murder, Rape |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 10 |
Span of crimes | August 5, 1980–November 1, 1981 |
| Country | Chile |
Date apprehended | March 8, 1982 |
Crimes
- Murder of Enrique Gajardo Casales on August 5, 1980 on the El Olivar trail, close to the intersection with the Achupallas pass.
- Murder of Alfredo Sánchez Muñoz on November 12, 1980 in the Estadio Sausalito sector; during the attack, they also raped Sánchez Muñoz's companion, Fernanda Bohle Basso.
- Murder of Fernando Lagunas Alfaro and Delia González Apablaza on February 28, 1981 on the Marga Marga estuary.
- Murder of Luis Morales Álvarez on May 25, 1981 on the Camino Granadilla.
- Murder of Jorge Inostroza Letelier on May 26, 1981 in Reñaca; during the attack, they also raped Inostroza's companion Margarita Santibáñez Ibaceta.
- Murder of Raúl Aedo León on July 28, 1981 in the National Botanical Garden of Viña del Mar.
- Murder of Oscar Noguera Inostroza on July 28, 1981 in Limache; during the attack, they also raped Noguera's companion Ana María Riveros Contreras.
- Murder of Jaime Ventura Córdova and Rosana Venegas Reyes on November 1, 1981, under the Capuchinos Bridge.
History
Research
There were two parallel investigations during the crime series. One was conducted by the OS7 Drug Department, directed by Mayot Ávila. The other was by a special group of the Investigations Police of Chile (PDI), directed by Commissioner Nelson Lillo.
The key to finding the two murderers was delivered by Corporal Juan Quijada, of the First Commissariat of Viña del Mar.[2] After Sagredo confessed to the crimes, Corporal Quijada denounced him to the OS7 Drug Department.
Detention and judicial process
Sagredo and Topp Collins were brought to justice on March 8, 1982, and declared guilty by the Minister in visit Dinorah Cameratti on March 13, 1982.[3]
Jorge Sagredo and Carlos Topp Collins confessed extrajudicially,[4] judicially[5] and publicly[6] to all their crimes. In this way, both were found guilty and sentenced to death, a sentenced first handed down on January 8, 1983 by the minister in visit Julio Torres Allú.
The sentence was confirmed in the second instance by the unanimity of the First Chamber of the Court of Appeals of Valparaíso, composed of the ministers Margarita Osnovikoff, Iris González and Guillermo Navas. The sentence was ratified unanimously by the Third Chamber of the Supreme Court of Chile, consisting of the ministers Osvaldo Erbetta Vaccaro, Emilio Ulloa Muñoz, Abraham Meersohn Schijman and the lawyers Raúl Rencoret Donoso and Cecilli Cáceres, on January 17, 1985.
Execution
After they were denied a presidential pardon by Augusto Pinochet, both were executed in Quillota on January 29, 1985.[7] This was the last execution before the death penalty was repealed in Chile in 2001.
Cultural references
- During 2013 and 2014 Canal 13 issued a series called Secretos en el Jardín, inspired by the case.
- The movie Pena de Muerte, released in 2012.
References
- "El Caso Completo". sicopatasdevina.cl. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- "The Carabinero, who found Sagredo and Topp Collins, speaks" (in Spanish). lun.com. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- "The two former Carabineros were declared inmates" (in Spanish). sicoptasdevina.cl. 13 March 1982. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- "Extrajudicial Confessions of Sagredo and Topp Collins" (in Spanish). Expediente del Caso. 14 December 1982. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- "Judicial Confessions of Sagredo and Topp Collins" (in Spanish). Expediente del Caso. 14 December 1982. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- "Creepy confessions of Sagredo" (in German). La Tercera. 29 January 1985. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- "That's how the execution was" (in Spanish). lun.com. Retrieved 26 November 2013.