Alfredo Galán
Alfredo Galán Sotillo | |
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Born | Alfredo Galán Sotillo 5 April 1978 |
Other names |
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Occupation | Security guard |
Conviction(s) | Murder |
Criminal penalty | 142 years and 3 months imprisonment |
Details | |
Victims | 6 deaths, 2 survivors |
Span of crimes | 24 January – 18 March 2003 |
Country | Spain |
Date apprehended | 3 July 2003 |
Alfredo Galán Sotillo (born 5 April 1978)[1] is a Spanish serial killer who killed six people and wounded three from 4 January - 18 March 2003.
Early life
Alfredo Galán was born in
Murders
On 24 January 2003, Galán shot 50-year-old Juan Francisco Ledesma in the head in front of his 2-year-old son.
Aftermath
On 3 July 2003, while severely inebriated, Galán surrendered at a police station and confessed to being "The Playing Card Killer." His confession included details about pen markings on the cards that were not public. Upon sobering up, he recanted, but ballistics irrefutably linked spent cartridges in his residence to the murders. It was reported that in some of the murders, Galán had wished his victims good morning and ordered them to kneel before shooting them.
He will be released in 2028 after 25 years in prison. [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "La parte oscura de la mente: Alfredo Galán Sotillo -El Asesino de la Baraja-" [The dark part of the mind: Alfredo Galán Sotillo, "The Deck of Cards Killer"]. El Observador del Mundo (in Spanish). 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Varias hipótesis para un solo crimen". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. 10 February 2003. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b c ""Buenos días, arrodíllese", pum, pum El Asesino de la Baraja en la Audiencia Provincial de Madrid". adeGüello (in Spanish). March 2005. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9780595298808. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Caso de impacto: EL ASESINO DE LA BARAJA". eldivandelacriminologia.blogspot.com. July 5, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2014.