List of serial killers in the Colombia
# List of serial killers in the 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 (FBI) defines serial killing as "a series of two or more murders, committed as separate events, usually, but not always, by one offender acting alone".

## Identified serial killers

| Name | Years active | Proven victims | Possible victims | Status | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Achipiz, Andrés Leonardo | 2009–2013 | 12 | 35 | Incarcerated | Known as "The Fish"; psychopathic hired killer who killed in Bogotá involved in the drug trade |
| Aranguren, José William | 1956–1964 | 115 | 115 | Killed in a shootout with law enforcement | Bandit who murdered people across three municipalities, together with three accomplices |
| Camargo Barbosa, Daniel | 1974–1986 | 72 | 180 | Murdered in prison by a victim's relative | Known as "The Sadist of El Charquito"; raped and murdered young girls across Colombia and Ecuador |
| Bermúdez, Manuel Octavio | 1999–2003 | 21 | 50+ | 56 years; commuted to 26 years | Known as "The Monster of the Cane Fields"; raped and murdered children in rural Valle del Cauca |
| Chávez Cuellar, Cristopher | 1990s–2015 | 6 | 15+ | 40 years | Known as "The Soulless"; murdered various people around three municipalities, including three underage brothers |
| Concepción Ladino, María | 1994–1998 | 6 | 6 | 40 years | Known as "The Killer Witch"; fraudster who poisoned victims she had defrauded |
| Garavito, Luis | 1992–1999 | 142 | 193+ | Sentenced to life imprisonment | Known as "The Beast"; tortured, raped, mutilated and murdered children across Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela |
| Giraldo, Sandra | 2008–2011 | 3 | 3+ | Incarcerated | Together with Emilsen Rojas and several accomplices, she led "The Black Widow Gang"; defrauded and poisoned men for their life insurance policies |
| López, Pedro | 1969–2002 | 110 | 350+ | Fugitive | Known as "The Monster of the Andes"; raped and killed young girls across Colombia, Ecuador and Peru |
| Malagón Suárez, Luis Alberto | 1995–2001 | 6 | 6+ | Incarcerated | Known as "The Sadist of Rincón"; kidnapped, raped, and killed five girls from 1995 to 1997 in Suba, and later killed his wife |
| Maldonado Cera, Tomás | 2002–2018 | 7 | 10 | Incarcerated | Known as "The Satanist"; murdered victims on or around Halloween night, then carved Satanic symbols on their bodies |
| Martínez, Jaime Iván | 2005–2016 | 4 | 25 | 42 years | Known as "The Guarne Killer"; strangled young children and his wife in Guarne; suspected in other murders |
| Melchor Bañol, Élver James | 1990s–2019 | 4 | 4 | 60 years | Known as "The Predator of Picaleña"; serial child rapist who murdered a girl in Tolima after being released on parole for three similar murders and sex crimes |
| Moreno Torres, John Jairo | 1997–1998 | 4 | 20 | Murdered in prison by fellow inmates | Known as "Johnny the Leper"; underage gang leader who murdered people who interfered with his criminal activities |
| Narváez, Yadira | 2011 | 5 | 6+ | 100 years | Known as "The Queen of Scopolamine"; poisoned men with Carbofuran to steal their money |
| Prada, Hernando Arturo | 1990s–1999 | 10 | 10+ | Killed by a paramilitary squad while on the run | Known as "The Angel of Death"; gang leader who killed people in Bucaramanga |
| Ramírez Maestre, Luis Gregorio | 2010–2012 | 30 | 30 | 34 years | Known as "The Monster of Tenerife"; tortured and murdered motorists he came across highways |
| Rojas, Emilsen | 2008–2011 | 3 | 3+ | Incarcerated | Together with Sandra Giraldo and several accomplices, she led "The Black Widow Gang"; defrauded and poisoned men for their life insurance policies |
| Ruiz Cataño, Esneda | 2001–2010 | 3 | 3 | Incarcerated | Known as "The Predator"; poisoned three husbands for their life insurance policies |
| Valencia, Fredy Armando | 2012–2014 | 8 | 100+ | 36 years | Known as "The Monster of Monserrate"; strangled women around Monserrate, then had sex with their bodies |
| Villalobos Herrera, Rubén | 2012–2017 | 9 | 9 | Incarcerated | Known as "The Black Canes Monster"; raped and murdered women in Villavicencio, then had had sex with their bodies post-mortem |

## Unidentified serial killers

| Name | Years active | Proven victims | Possible victims | Regions where active | Notes | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Monster of the Mangones | 1963–1970s | 30 | 38 | Valle del Cauca | Kidnapped, raped, tortured and then murdered between young boys and teenagers in Cali; investigators believe the killer to have suffered from clinical vampirism | |
