The Aporia · Brazilian serial killer who dressed as a woman lived in the woods and was nicknamed "mosquito"

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Brazilian police investigator Douglas Garcia announced on Monday that they had arrested Jorlan Lopes da Silva, a man suspected of killing 16 people over the past three months in the remote area of Mulungu, Paraiba. Da Silva was nicknamed "mosquito" by locals due to his slender build and lived in the woods to evade capture. The two-day pursuit that led to his arrest ended on September 13.

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Jorlan Lopes da Silva, a 33-year-old suspect, was arrested in Paraiba state, northeastern Brazil, while attempting to evade capture dressed as a woman and carrying an unrelated child. According to the reports, da Silva confessed during questioning to killing around 80 people over his lifetime, starting at age 13. However, police confirmed only 16 killings since May, all in the isolated region of Mulungu. Local residents nicknamed him "Mosquito" due to his frail build, which allowed him to elude capture for years by living in makeshift camps in dense forests. The arrest followed a two-day manhunt led by Detective Douglas Garcia and was made after da Silva allegedly shot an 18-year-old victim in public, tying him to the crime spree.

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“Both articles describe the arrest of Jorlan Lopes da Silva, a serial killer nicknamed 'Mosquito,' who was caught after evading capture for years by living in the woods and dressing as a woman.”

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“Both articles describe the capture of Jorlan Lopes da Silva, a suspected serial killer who was disguised as a woman and carrying a baby during his arrest in Paraiba state, Brazil.”

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“The articles describe different individuals, as ARTICLE A mentions Jorlan Lopes da Silva confessing to 80 murders, while ARTICLE B refers to a man nicknamed 'mosquito' linked to 16 killings.”

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Savarese, M. (2026, September 22). Brazilian serial killer who dressed as a woman lived in the woods and was nicknamed "mosquito". Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/brazilian-serial-killer-who-dressed-as-a-woman-lived-in-the-woods-and-was-nicknamed-mosquito/article_3114f4aa-9f2c-5710-8539-9d16af71d10f.html

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SAO PAULO (AP) — A man who Brazilian authorities say killed 16 people lived in the woods to avoid capture and was nicknamed “mosquito” by locals because of his frail build, the Brazilian police investigator responsible for his arrest said Monday. asserted

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Douglas Garcia, the investigator who led the two-day pursuit for 33-year-old Jorlan Lopes da Silva that ended on Sep. 13, told The Associated Press that the suspect used to hide in the thick bush in his own makeshift camps. asserted

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The killings linked to da Silva occurred within the last three months in the isolated region of Mulungu in Brazil’s northeastern state of Paraiba. asserted

killings → link → Paraiba

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