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|type of villain = Serial Killer

|goals = Kill as many young women and girls as he can (failed) Escape prison and continue killing (unknown)

|crimes = [[Murder]]~~, rape, theft, kidnapping~~

|crimes = [[Murder]] Rape Theft Kidnapping

|hobby = Killing and raping girls}}

'''Pedro Alonso López ''' (October 8th, 1948 - ????) also known by his criminal alias '''~~The~~ Monster of the Andes''', is a ~~Columbian~~ serial killer accused of raping and [[murder]]ing over 300 South American girls.

'''Pedro Alonso López ''' (October 8th, 1948 - ????) also known by his criminal alias '''the Monster of the Andes''', is a Colombian serial killer accused of raping and [[murder]]ing over 300 South American girls throughout Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

He is considered to be one of the world's most prolific serial killers; at one point, the ''Guiness Book of World Records'' listed him as the world's deadliest serial killer. However, in terms of actually confirmed victims, [[Luis Garavito]], a fellow Colombian, surpasses Lopez with 138 confirmed murders to his name. Though he was only ever formally convicted of three murders, Lopez has been definitively linked to 110.

==Biography==

López's father, Midardo Reyes, was a member of the Colombian Conservative Party during [[La Violencia]], Colombia's [[Civil War|civil war]]. After an argument with his wife on December 28, 1947, Reyes cheated on her with a prostitute named Benilda López De Casteneda, who soon became pregnant by Reyes.

On 4 April 1948, when Benilda was three months pregnant with López, Reyes was killed from a gunshot wound while defending a grocery store from a rebellious mob.

According to López, witnessing acts of prostitution while growing up had disturbing effects on his psyche. Subsequently, his mother caught him fondling his younger sister in 1957, when he was eight years old, and evicted him from the family home. Following this, Pedro Lopez ran off to Bogotá, Colombia's capital city. He was picked up by a man, taken to a deserted house and repeatedly sodomized. At age twelve, he was taken in by an American family and enrolled in a school for orphans. He ran away after two years because he was allegedly molested by a male teacher. At 18, he stole cars for a living and sold the cars to local chop shops. These actions led to his getting caught by authorities later on in his life.

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His victims', who were usually nine to twelve years old, murders ranged from Peru to Ecuador and López became known by his aforementioned nicknamed when he led the police to 53 graves of his young victims. In 1983, it was revealed he had over 110 young victims yet he confessed to 240. Despite this, he was released from prison in 1998 via a $50 bail after being declared sane.

~~His~~ current whereabouts are unknown. One source claims he is back in prison but does not state when he was incarcerated or where. Another source has claimed that he is still operating in Colombia, with Interpol releasing an advisory notice to Colombian authorities in regards to a murder believed to have been commited by Lopez in 2002.

As of 2019, Lopez's current whereabouts are unknown. One source claims he is back in prison but does not state when he was incarcerated or where. Another source has claimed that he is still operating in Colombia, with Interpol releasing an advisory notice to Colombian authorities in regards to a murder believed to have been commited by Lopez in 2002.

[[Category:Male]]

[[Category:Serial Killer]]

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 |type of villain = Serial Killer
 |goals = Kill as many young women and girls as he can (failed)<br>Escape prison and continue killing (unknown)
-|crimes = [[Murder]], rape, theft, kidnapping
+|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>Rape<br>Theft<br>Kidnapping
 |hobby = Killing and raping girls}}
-'''Pedro Alonso López ''' (October 8<sup>th</sup>, 1948 - ????) also known by his criminal alias '''The Monster of the Andes''', is a Columbian serial killer accused of raping and [[murder]]ing over 300 South American girls.
+'''Pedro Alonso López ''' (October 8<sup>th</sup>, 1948 - ????) also known by his criminal alias '''the Monster of the Andes''', is a Colombian serial killer accused of raping and [[murder]]ing over 300 South American girls throughout Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
+He is considered to be one of the world's most prolific serial killers; at one point, the ''Guiness Book of World Records'' listed him as the world's deadliest serial killer. However, in terms of actually confirmed victims, [[Luis Garavito]], a fellow Colombian, surpasses Lopez with 138 confirmed murders to his name. Though he was only ever formally convicted of three murders, Lopez has been definitively linked to 110.
+==Biography==
+López's father, Midardo Reyes, was a member of the Colombian Conservative Party during [[La Violencia]], Colombia's [[Civil War|civil war]]. After an argument with his wife on December 28, 1947, Reyes cheated on her with a prostitute named Benilda López De Casteneda, who soon became pregnant by Reyes.
+On 4 April 1948, when Benilda was three months pregnant with López, Reyes was killed from a gunshot wound while defending a grocery store from a rebellious mob.
 According to López, witnessing acts of prostitution while growing up had disturbing effects on his psyche. Subsequently, his mother caught him fondling his younger sister in 1957, when he was eight years old, and evicted him from the family home. Following this, Pedro Lopez ran off to Bogotá, Colombia's capital city. He was picked up by a man, taken to a deserted house and repeatedly sodomized. At age twelve, he was taken in by an American family and enrolled in a school for orphans. He ran away after two years because he was allegedly molested by a male teacher. At 18, he stole cars for a living and sold the cars to local chop shops. These actions led to his getting caught by authorities later on in his life.
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 His victims', who were usually nine to twelve years old, murders ranged from Peru to Ecuador and López became known by his aforementioned nicknamed when he led the police to 53 graves of his young victims. In 1983, it was revealed he had over 110 young victims yet he confessed to 240. Despite this, he was released from prison in 1998 via a $50 bail after being declared sane.
-His current whereabouts are unknown. One source claims he is back in prison but does not state when he was incarcerated or where. Another source has claimed that he is still operating in Colombia, with Interpol releasing an advisory notice to Colombian authorities in regards to a murder believed to have been commited by Lopez in 2002.
+As of 2019, Lopez's current whereabouts are unknown. One source claims he is back in prison but does not state when he was incarcerated or where. Another source has claimed that he is still operating in Colombia, with Interpol releasing an advisory notice to Colombian authorities in regards to a murder believed to have been commited by Lopez in 2002.
 [[Category:Male]]
 [[Category:Serial Killer]]