Rubén Villalobos Herrera (born 1983), known as The Black Canes Monster, is a Colombian
serial killer and rapist.
[El monstruo de Caños Negros: violador y asesino en serie de mujeres](_blank)
Caracol Televisión. Consultado el 8 de mayo de 2019.
Rapes and murders
Herrera committed the rapes and murders between 2012 and 2017, in a sector known as "The Black Canes", located in Villavicencio.
[Cae el presunto asesino de 11 mujeres en Villavicencio](_blank)
''Semana''. Consultado el 8 de mayo de 2019. All of the victims were randomly selected women, with their ages approximately being between 20 and 70.
[Orlando Correa (1 de junio de 2017)]
Cayó en Villavicencio hombre acusado de violar y asesinar por lo menos 11 mujeres
''El diario del llano''. Consultado el 8 de mayo de 2019. His
modus operandi
A ''modus operandi'' (often shortened to M.O.) is someone's habits of working, particularly in the context of business or criminal investigations, but also more generally. It is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as "mode (or manner) of op ...
was to approach women with the excuse of transporting them for free to their homes using his motorcycle, which was the average means of transportation for the company he worked for. Herrera would then deviate from the route with the women on board and drove them to distant and isolated places, such as
potreros. There, he raped and then killed them using stones, before continuing to
rape the victims' bodies.
Although 11 murders were reported, two of his potential victims managed to escape.
Trial and conviction
Villalobos Herrera was captured by officials of the Office of the Attorney General of Colombia and the Sijin in Covisán, Meta Department. At first, he was found guilty of femicide, attempted murder and violation of a corpse, and subsequently sent to prison, where he is currently awaiting the final sentence, ranging from 41 to 50 years imprisonment.
A la cárcel el 'Monstruo de Caños Negros', Meta
HSBNoticias.com. Consultado el 8 de mayo de 2019.
See also
* List of serial killers in Colombia
A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more people, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation
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References
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1983 births
Colombian people convicted of murder
Colombian rapists
Colombian serial killers
Living people
Necrophiles
Violence against women in Colombia