Paturis Park (Parque dos Paturis) is a park in Greater Sao Paulo, in Carapicuiba, Brazil. It is infamous as the site of 13 murders of gay men from February 2007 and August 2008. According to the Brazilian news, it is a place frequented by prostitutes. The attacks The attacks took place between July 2007 and August 2008 in Paturis Park. The victims, all men, were aged in their 20s to 40s. All but one were shot, 11 of them in the head; one died from blows to the head. The last was shot 12 times. Investigation Brazilian officials from the Sao Paulo State Public Safety Department announced that the killer, whom had been dubbed the "rainbow maniac", could have been a state police officer. Tests are underway to see if the same gun was used in each murder.
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