Tomás Maldonado Cera (born 1971), known as The Satanist, is a Colombian rapist and

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.Los macabros detalles del asesino serial colombiano que le rendía tributo al diablo

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. Consultado el 14 de mayo de 2019. His nickname originates from the fact that after killing his victims, he marked them with satanic symbols.José Luis Durán King (2 de marzo de 2019)
Un asesino al que apodan "El Satánico"
''Milenio''. Consultado el 14 de mayo de 2019. Most of the victims were raped and later killed by means of blows to the head and usage of sharp weapons. He was captured in 2019 and is currently facing trial.

Crimes

The murders occurred between 2002 and 2018. The first victim was Rolando Romero Romero, who was stabbed 25 times and had the letter "Z" carved onto his forehead. The others were both men and women, several of them being members of the

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community.José Luis Durán King (2 de marzo de 2019)
Un asesino al que apodan "El Satánico"
''Milenio''. Consultado el 14 de mayo de 2019. All these events occurred in remote and desolate places in Barranquilla. The last victim was Brenda Pájaro, a woman who lived in the city and was found in a lonely place in the Miramar neighborhood, in the North-Central Historical District. It is believed that she was murdered on the date of her disappearance: July 25, 2018.

Rituals and symbolism

According to the authorities' investigations, the bodies of most victims killed by Cera had some parts amputated, with the words "Sign of Voor" carved on them, a saying formerly used for invoking gods. Other stars and

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were also exhibited on the corpses, the latter being used in ancient times for magical rites and practises, as well as the five-pointed star or an inverted pentagram.Los macabros detalles del asesino serial colombiano que le rendía tributo al diablo

. Consultado el 14 de mayo de 2019.Kenji Doku (14 de febrero de 2019)
El tenebroso expediente de Tomás Maldonado que reposa en la Fiscalía
''El Heraldo''. Consultado el 14 de mayo de 2019. In the places where they were found, satanic writings and symbols were found in the sand. Most of the victims were killed before October 31, the date on which

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is celebrated.Las otras muertes por las que tendría que responder 'El Satánico'
''El Tiempo''. Consultado el 14 de mayo de 2019.

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{{authority control 1971 births Colombian people convicted of murder Colombian rapists Colombian serial killers Crimes involving Satanism or the occult Living people People from Barranquilla Satanists Violence against LGBT people in South America

Crimes

Rituals and symbolism

See also

References