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Julio Pérez Silva
Julio Pérez Silva (born July 15, 1963) is a Chilean serial killer who was active between 1998 and 2001. Known as The Psychopath of Alto Hospicio, his crimes took place in the Tarapacá Region, specifically in the city of Iquique and in the town of Alto Hospicio, hence his nickname. His modus operandi was always the same. Working as a taxi driver, he intercepted girls and young women with offers of free rides, then would take them somewhere remote, where he would rape and kill them with blows to the head. Later, Silva would throw the bodies in deep abandoned mines. He was convicted of killing 14 women and was sentenced to life imprisonment on February 26, 2004. Background "Segua", as he was called in his childhood, spent most of years among the streets of Puchuncaví. Those who knew him at the school where he studied agreed that he was a quiet, introverted student. He married at the age of 22 to Monica Cistemas, a native of La Calera, Chile, La Calera, and they had two daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puchuncaví
Puchuncaví is a town and commune in the Valparaíso Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso. It spans a coastal area of . History The history of Puchuncaví and its surroundings goes back over 500 years, being one of the oldest localities in Chile. The contemporary name comes from the Mapudungun "''Punchuncahuin''", meaning "where fiestas abound". Similarly, there have been other meanings to this word, such as "Remains of Fiestas" or "End of Fiestas". There are no precise dates known relating to the origin of Puchuncaví, and it is presumed that at the arrival of the Spaniards a shantytown by this name existed. Puchuncaví was one of the terminals of the famous Inca road system, a stone footpath of medium width that united the Zona Central of Chile with Cuzco, Peru, the capital of the Inca Empire. In this location resided a ''Curaca'' or direct representative of the Inca, in charge of collecting taxes, crops, and imposing imperial authority over the indigeno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |